Shortening and Combining Prayers for One Who Travels One Hundred Kilometers Daily
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The questioner:
Hamd from Yanbu, please, Hamd. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Peace. May Allah welcome you. Please go ahead. Yes. Hamd from al-Hujayr Center, I would like to ask a question, Honorable Shaykh. As for me, Shaykh, I work a distance of one hundred kilometers daily, so I pray the Zuhr prayer and combine the 'Asr prayer with it daily and continuously. This is the first part. The second part is regarding the 'Asr prayer: when it is in congregation, do I enter and pray the 'Asr prayer directly with them? Or do I wait and not pray 'Asr? Thank you.
The Shaykh:
My brother, as long as you travel a distance of one hundred kilometers or more daily and return, you have the right to shorten and combine prayers on the road, and you also have the right to shorten the prayer at your place of work.
The questioner:
He says regarding the 'Asr prayer, Honorable Shaykh, does he pray alone or catch up with the congregation?
The Shaykh:
Pray with the congregation from the beginning of the prayer; because he says, "Pray two rak'ahs," so be patient until only two rak'ahs remain, and then enter with them. No, this is not permissible; you do not shorten behind an imam who is completing the prayer. You are required to complete it. Yes.
Hamd from Yanbu, please, Hamd. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Peace. May Allah welcome you. Please go ahead. Yes. Hamd from al-Hujayr Center, I would like to ask a question, Honorable Shaykh. As for me, Shaykh, I work a distance of one hundred kilometers daily, so I pray the Zuhr prayer and combine the 'Asr prayer with it daily and continuously. This is the first part. The second part is regarding the 'Asr prayer: when it is in congregation, do I enter and pray the 'Asr prayer directly with them? Or do I wait and not pray 'Asr? Thank you.
The Shaykh:
My brother, as long as you travel a distance of one hundred kilometers or more daily and return, you have the right to shorten and combine prayers on the road, and you also have the right to shorten the prayer at your place of work.
The questioner:
He says regarding the 'Asr prayer, Honorable Shaykh, does he pray alone or catch up with the congregation?
The Shaykh:
Pray with the congregation from the beginning of the prayer; because he says, "Pray two rak'ahs," so be patient until only two rak'ahs remain, and then enter with them. No, this is not permissible; you do not shorten behind an imam who is completing the prayer. You are required to complete it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (080) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (54:20)
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