Friday Prayer and Congregational Prayer for One Who Works in a Distant Country and Returns to His Home
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The Shaykh:
It was cut off.
The presenter:
Continue, Shaykh.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner from Riyadh says: I ask your eminence about mocking my family. I am sure, I almost say,
The Shaykh:
It is not sufficient.
The presenter:
Repeat, repeat the question.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. A man works in a distant city and resides there due to his work circumstances, but he returns to his original hometown at the end of every week and only during holidays. Does the obligation of Friday prayer and congregational prayer apply to him on the grounds that his residence has become a place of travel for him?
The Shaykh:
The one who travels for work to a country other than his own, where the distance between them is the distance for shortening the prayer or more, i.e., eighty kilometers or more, if he resides in the work country for more than four days, Friday prayer and congregational prayer do not drop off him, because he takes the ruling of a resident. As for in his home country, it is known that it is his permanent place of residence. So, when he arrives in his home country, his travel is cut off and ends, and he must maintain Friday prayer and congregational prayer with the Muslims. Yes.
It was cut off.
The presenter:
Continue, Shaykh.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner from Riyadh says: I ask your eminence about mocking my family. I am sure, I almost say,
The Shaykh:
It is not sufficient.
The presenter:
Repeat, repeat the question.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. A man works in a distant city and resides there due to his work circumstances, but he returns to his original hometown at the end of every week and only during holidays. Does the obligation of Friday prayer and congregational prayer apply to him on the grounds that his residence has become a place of travel for him?
The Shaykh:
The one who travels for work to a country other than his own, where the distance between them is the distance for shortening the prayer or more, i.e., eighty kilometers or more, if he resides in the work country for more than four days, Friday prayer and congregational prayer do not drop off him, because he takes the ruling of a resident. As for in his home country, it is known that it is his permanent place of residence. So, when he arrives in his home country, his travel is cut off and ends, and he must maintain Friday prayer and congregational prayer with the Muslims. Yes.
Source
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