The Ruling on Shortening the Prayer While Traveling
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah make us and you and those present among the people of Paradise, amen. My question is: We were on a trip and the time for prayer arrived. One of my companions said to me, "Shorten the prayer." I said to him, "The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'Relieve us from the prayer.'" Our companion said, "The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in the houses of Madinah and was not tired like us under this tree." What is the ruling on his statement? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
His statement is not correct, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), whether in residence or in travel, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) traveled on journeys and fought in battles, as came in the hadith, its sister, and as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, Sahih al-Bukhari 2972 Your command for him to shorten is a good thing, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), As for excessive shortening where there is no tranquility and no reflection on the Qur'an, that is not permissible and is not valid.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah make us and you and those present among the people of Paradise, amen. My question is: We were on a trip and the time for prayer arrived. One of my companions said to me, "Shorten the prayer." I said to him, "The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'Relieve us from the prayer.'" Our companion said, "The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in the houses of Madinah and was not tired like us under this tree." What is the ruling on his statement? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
His statement is not correct, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), whether in residence or in travel, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) traveled on journeys and fought in battles, as came in the hadith,
When he returned from a battle, he began with
إذا رجع من غزوة شرع فيWere it not for the fear that it would be difficult for my followers, I would not have remained behind any Sariya
لولا أن أشق على أمتي ما تخلفت عن سريةBut
لكن(peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is the imam of the people, let him shorten the prayer, and in another wording, let him be concise, for behind him are the young, the old, the sick, and the one in need. But if he is praying for himself, let him lengthen as he wishes."
صلى الله عليه وسلم أيكم أم الناس فليخفف وفي لفظ فليوجز فإن وراءه الصغير والكبير والمريض وذا الحاجة، فإذا كان لنفسه فليطول ما شاء
Source
شرح الدروس المهمة لعامة الأمة لابن باز [ مجموعة من المشايخ ]، فتاوى الشيخ عبد الرحمن آل فريان — islamhouse.com (12:39)
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