If one goes out to travel and the time for prayer enters before he has left the town, does he complete the prayer or shorten it?
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The questioner:
Yes. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I have resolved to travel and I am serious about being on the road, but because of the traffic I was unable to leave the town until the time for prayer had entered, and I also did not hear the call to prayer for that time, is it obligatory for me to complete the prayer?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as long as you are in the town, the prayer is obligatory for you while you are in the town, even if what held you back was being trapped in traffic and the congestion of cars. As long as it is obligatory for you while you are inside the town, you complete it. It does not harm you, my brother; it does not harm you. Pray four rak'ahs; the extra is good. Yes.
Yes. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I have resolved to travel and I am serious about being on the road, but because of the traffic I was unable to leave the town until the time for prayer had entered, and I also did not hear the call to prayer for that time, is it obligatory for me to complete the prayer?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as long as you are in the town, the prayer is obligatory for you while you are in the town, even if what held you back was being trapped in traffic and the congestion of cars. As long as it is obligatory for you while you are inside the town, you complete it. It does not harm you, my brother; it does not harm you. Pray four rak'ahs; the extra is good. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [440 -2802] من خرج للسفر ودخل وقت الصلاة ولم يخرج من البلد بعد، هل يتم الصلاة أم يقصرها؟ — youtube.com
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