The ruling on shortening the prayer for a traveler with the congregation
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The questioner:
If a person is traveling and refuses to join the congregation on the grounds that he is combining and shortening.
The Shaykh:
The congregation is obligatory, and shortening is a recommended practice (sunnah). He prays with the congregation and completes the prayer; this is the obligation. This is the obligation, unless they have a congregation of their own, with their own prayer,
The questioner:
He says: An excuse with a commodity, he was not saying I am Musha'il.
The Shaykh:
If a person is required to join the congregation, he is required to join the congregation. If they wish, they may shorten, and if they wish, he may pray with the people, and the people
If a person is traveling and refuses to join the congregation on the grounds that he is combining and shortening.
The Shaykh:
The congregation is obligatory, and shortening is a recommended practice (sunnah). He prays with the congregation and completes the prayer; this is the obligation. This is the obligation, unless they have a congregation of their own, with their own prayer,
The questioner:
He says: An excuse with a commodity, he was not saying I am Musha'il.
The Shaykh:
If a person is required to join the congregation, he is required to join the congregation. If they wish, they may shorten, and if they wish, he may pray with the people, and the people
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب فيمن سن سنة حسنة أو سيئة : الأحاديث : [ 173 - 174 ] — islamhouse.com (9:53)
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