Combining and Shortening Prayers for One Who Stays in China for Three Weeks
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We traveled to China for work, and we combined the 'Asr prayer with the Zuhr prayer and shortened them for a period of three weeks. Is our action correct? If it is not correct, what is required of us?
Answer:
If you knew that you would stay for three weeks or more—what matters is more than four days—and you knew this, then it is not permissible for you to shorten [the prayers] according to the view of the majority. As for some scholars, they hold that there is no objection, that there is no fixed duration, but the correct view is the view of the majority. The view of the majority. However, since you adopted the second opinion, or someone issued a ruling for you, your prayers are valid, if Allah wills, but do not return to such a practice. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We traveled to China for work, and we combined the 'Asr prayer with the Zuhr prayer and shortened them for a period of three weeks. Is our action correct? If it is not correct, what is required of us?
Answer:
If you knew that you would stay for three weeks or more—what matters is more than four days—and you knew this, then it is not permissible for you to shorten [the prayers] according to the view of the majority. As for some scholars, they hold that there is no objection, that there is no fixed duration, but the correct view is the view of the majority. The view of the majority. However, since you adopted the second opinion, or someone issued a ruling for you, your prayers are valid, if Allah wills, but do not return to such a practice. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إمامة الصبي — islamhouse.com (1:06:55)
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