The Prayer of Fear While Traveling When One Fears for Oneself and One’s Family
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: I was traveling with my wife and children, and the time for the Fajr prayer came while the road was dangerous. I feared for myself and my family, so I did not stop to perform the prayer until the time had passed. Is my action correct?
Answer:
If you do not feel safe stopping, if you do not feel safe for your family, then if you pray in the car, you perform the prayer of fear. You pray in the car while moving, so you perform the prayer in its time according to your ability.[Al-Baqarah 2:239] You pray in the car, gesturing for the bowing and prostration, while you are sitting and gesturing for the bowing and prostration.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: I was traveling with my wife and children, and the time for the Fajr prayer came while the road was dangerous. I feared for myself and my family, so I did not stop to perform the prayer until the time had passed. Is my action correct?
Answer:
If you do not feel safe stopping, if you do not feel safe for your family, then if you pray in the car, you perform the prayer of fear. You pray in the car while moving, so you perform the prayer in its time according to your ability.
And if you fear [an enemy, then pray] on foot or riding
فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2091] صلاة الخائف في السفر إذا خشي على نفسه وأهله - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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