Is it permissible to shorten the prayer at Riyadh Airport?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to shorten the prayer at Riyadh Airport?
Answer:
By Allah, this depends on the airport itself: is it inside the city or outside the city? If it is outside the city, yes, you shorten the prayer there. If it is inside the city, no, because you have not left the inhabited area of the city, nor have you left the built-up area. It appears to me that Riyadh is now within the built-up area. If you go beyond the built-up area, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to shorten the prayer at Riyadh Airport?
Answer:
By Allah, this depends on the airport itself: is it inside the city or outside the city? If it is outside the city, yes, you shorten the prayer there. If it is inside the city, no, because you have not left the inhabited area of the city, nor have you left the built-up area. It appears to me that Riyadh is now within the built-up area. If you go beyond the built-up area, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [976 -1024] هل يجوز أن تقصر الصلاة بمطار الرياض؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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