The Prayer of Travelers with the Congregation in the Mosque
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The questioner:
O Allah, Shaykh, regarding an issue that some committees face: some travelers, whether for danger or trade, when the time for the midday prayer arrives, they object that they are travelers while the people are praying while sitting, and they say they will delay it until the afternoon prayer. So some of the brothers in the committee said, "The time is a state of sitting; pray the midday prayer and combine it with the afternoon prayer." What is your opinion on this?
The Shaykh:
The mistake is for the companions to order them to pray with the people, or else to hide during the time of prayer. They should not disturb the people. This is for the one who has not prayed; whoever knows that they are travelers, they should either pray with the people, or if the time comes, if they hear the call to prayer, they go to their places and pray there, either combining or shortening. They should not disturb the people. That is, they are ordered to do this, they are enjoined to do this, or else this. One is ordered to do this because their presence is a disturbance. The one who thinks thinks that the committee has prayed and left them and did not order them, and that these people lagged behind in the prayer.
The presenter:
Yahya ibn Habib narrated to us, Khalid, meaning ibn al-Harith, narrated to us, Qarah ibn Khalid narrated to us, Abu al-Zubayr narrated to us, 'Amir ibn Wathilah, Abu al-Dhufayl, narrated to us, Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him).
The Shaykh:
He prayed on some days. He passed by a man who had not prayed with him. He said, "What is the matter with you?" He said, "Am I not a Muslim man?" He said, "Yes, but I have already prayed." He said, "Do not do that. If you have prayed and then the prayer is present, pray with yourself."
O Allah, Shaykh, regarding an issue that some committees face: some travelers, whether for danger or trade, when the time for the midday prayer arrives, they object that they are travelers while the people are praying while sitting, and they say they will delay it until the afternoon prayer. So some of the brothers in the committee said, "The time is a state of sitting; pray the midday prayer and combine it with the afternoon prayer." What is your opinion on this?
The Shaykh:
The mistake is for the companions to order them to pray with the people, or else to hide during the time of prayer. They should not disturb the people. This is for the one who has not prayed; whoever knows that they are travelers, they should either pray with the people, or if the time comes, if they hear the call to prayer, they go to their places and pray there, either combining or shortening. They should not disturb the people. That is, they are ordered to do this, they are enjoined to do this, or else this. One is ordered to do this because their presence is a disturbance. The one who thinks thinks that the committee has prayed and left them and did not order them, and that these people lagged behind in the prayer.
The presenter:
Yahya ibn Habib narrated to us, Khalid, meaning ibn al-Harith, narrated to us, Qarah ibn Khalid narrated to us, Abu al-Zubayr narrated to us, 'Amir ibn Wathilah, Abu al-Dhufayl, narrated to us, Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him).
The Shaykh:
He prayed on some days. He passed by a man who had not prayed with him. He said, "What is the matter with you?" He said, "Am I not a Muslim man?" He said, "Yes, but I have already prayed." He said, "Do not do that. If you have prayed and then the prayer is present, pray with yourself."
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث صحيح مسلم، شرح كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها (1) — islamhouse.com (37:43)
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