The shortening of prayer by a traveler who does not know the duration of his stay
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In the book of Fiqh for the first year of intermediate school, in the discussion on the prayer of the traveler, it is stated that if a traveler does not know the duration of his stay in the country he traveled to, but he is certain that it is more than four days, then it is permissible for him to shorten the prayer because the duration is not specified. Is this the stronger and correct position?
Answer:
It is known that he will stay for more than four days. He knows that it is not specified, and he knows that it is more than four days. So what is the meaning of specification? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In the book of Fiqh for the first year of intermediate school, in the discussion on the prayer of the traveler, it is stated that if a traveler does not know the duration of his stay in the country he traveled to, but he is certain that it is more than four days, then it is permissible for him to shorten the prayer because the duration is not specified. Is this the stronger and correct position?
Answer:
It is known that he will stay for more than four days. He knows that it is not specified, and he knows that it is more than four days. So what is the meaning of specification? Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب الحيض والاستحاضة — islamhouse.com (1:09:57)
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