Shortening and Combining Prayers for One Accompanying a Sick Person on a Journey
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Question:
Abu Muhammad says that he has a trip these days, accompanying his brother who has a chronic illness for treatment abroad. He says that he read that he should combine and shorten the prayers as long as he is traveling with his sick brother, so what is the criterion for that?
Answer:
No, my brother, if you intend a long stay, then you do not combine or shorten; rather, you pray every prayer in its proper time completely, without shortening, because you are a resident. Only if you know that the stay is four days or less do you have the option to shorten. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Abu Muhammad says that he has a trip these days, accompanying his brother who has a chronic illness for treatment abroad. He says that he read that he should combine and shorten the prayers as long as he is traveling with his sick brother, so what is the criterion for that?
Answer:
No, my brother, if you intend a long stay, then you do not combine or shorten; rather, you pray every prayer in its proper time completely, without shortening, because you are a resident. Only if you know that the stay is four days or less do you have the option to shorten. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (080) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (45:50)
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