Shortening the prayer for a taxi driver who travels daily
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. A questioner says that he works in a taxi, transporting people from one area to another, a distance of two hundred and fifty kilometers. He asks if he may shorten the prayer, and this is a daily occurrence?
Answer:
Yes, he may shorten and combine the prayers because he is a traveler. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you success,
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. A questioner says that he works in a taxi, transporting people from one area to another, a distance of two hundred and fifty kilometers. He asks if he may shorten the prayer, and this is a daily occurrence?
Answer:
Yes, he may shorten and combine the prayers because he is a traveler. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you success,
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل هذا السماع الشيطاني المضاد للسماع الرحماني له في الشرع بضعة عشر اسمًا — islamhouse.com (1:07:35)
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