The obligatory prayer in a car while traveling
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The questioner:
May Allah be merciful to you.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The questioner:
Praying the obligatory prayer in a car; her husband refused to stop on the road. Is the obligatory prayer valid?
The Shaykh:
Meaning, she did not stop to pray, and the entire time passed.
The questioner:
Yes, she prayed the obligatory prayer. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
If he prevented her until she feared the time would end, because he refused to stop the car for her, this is valid. She prays according to her circumstances. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
And in any place, do not let the time pass.
The questioner:
May Allah guide you. You do not repeat it, nor is there anything else required.
The Shaykh:
If you were...
The questioner:
Traveling on a journey.
The Shaykh:
The obligatory prayer requires one to dismount while traveling; one does not pray on the mount. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stop the camel while traveling, dismount, and pray the obligatory prayer on the ground. He would only pray on the mount for voluntary prayers.
The questioner:
Meaning, the prayer is valid, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh:
With the taslim, and the condition for this is that he prevented her until she feared the time would end.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Until she feared the time would end.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
May Allah be merciful to you.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The questioner:
Praying the obligatory prayer in a car; her husband refused to stop on the road. Is the obligatory prayer valid?
The Shaykh:
Meaning, she did not stop to pray, and the entire time passed.
The questioner:
Yes, she prayed the obligatory prayer. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
If he prevented her until she feared the time would end, because he refused to stop the car for her, this is valid. She prays according to her circumstances. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
And in any place, do not let the time pass.
The questioner:
May Allah guide you. You do not repeat it, nor is there anything else required.
The Shaykh:
If you were...
The questioner:
Traveling on a journey.
The Shaykh:
The obligatory prayer requires one to dismount while traveling; one does not pray on the mount. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stop the camel while traveling, dismount, and pray the obligatory prayer on the ground. He would only pray on the mount for voluntary prayers.
The questioner:
Meaning, the prayer is valid, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh:
With the taslim, and the condition for this is that he prevented her until she feared the time would end.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Until she feared the time would end.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب وظائف رمضان، من قوله: وقد يضاعف الثواب لأسباب أخرى منها — islamhouse.com (15:25)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.