Shortening the prayer for one who intends to stay for more than four days
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Question:
Peace be upon you. This questioner says: I arrived in a city and I intend to stay for more than a week. May I shorten the prayer for four days, then complete it, and then complete it thereafter? Or should I complete the prayer from the first day? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
If you have arrived in a country and you intend to stay there for more than four days, then you complete the prayer from the moment you arrive. The state of travel is broken by your first arrival, so you complete the prayer and do not shorten it for four days and then complete it thereafter; that is a mistake. From the moment you arrive, and you intend to stay for more than four days, you complete the prayer. Yes.
Peace be upon you. This questioner says: I arrived in a city and I intend to stay for more than a week. May I shorten the prayer for four days, then complete it, and then complete it thereafter? Or should I complete the prayer from the first day? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
If you have arrived in a country and you intend to stay there for more than four days, then you complete the prayer from the moment you arrive. The state of travel is broken by your first arrival, so you complete the prayer and do not shorten it for four days and then complete it thereafter; that is a mistake. From the moment you arrive, and you intend to stay for more than four days, you complete the prayer. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، باب ما جاء في أخوة الإسلام وحق المسلم على المسلم — islamhouse.com (1:03:41)
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