The ruling on shortening the prayer for those coming to attend a scholarly course
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, we are a group of students coming to attend the course held in this mosque, if Allah wills. Do we have the option to shorten the prayer during this period? We are coming from al-Hafar al-Batin.
Answer:
If you intend to stay for more than four days, you must complete the prayer, as that is more conducive to knowledge. If you intend to stay only two, three, or four days and then travel, you may either shorten the prayer or complete it. The better option is to complete the prayer with your brothers in the mosques where you are attending the knowledge.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, we are a group of students coming to attend the course held in this mosque, if Allah wills. Do we have the option to shorten the prayer during this period? We are coming from al-Hafar al-Batin.
Answer:
If you intend to stay for more than four days, you must complete the prayer, as that is more conducive to knowledge. If you intend to stay only two, three, or four days and then travel, you may either shorten the prayer or complete it. The better option is to complete the prayer with your brothers in the mosques where you are attending the knowledge.
Source
فضل العلم وآدابه — islamhouse.com (28:06)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.