The Ruling on Completing the Prayer While Traveling
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Shaykh Salih, is there any obligation on a person if he leaves the dispensations while traveling?
The Shaykh:
Which dispensations?
The questioner:
The dispensations of travel, Shaykh. Regarding combining prayers, he prays the prayers in full, for example, he prays Zuhr as four rak'ahs and 'Asr as four rak'ahs while he is traveling?
The Shaykh:
It is better for the traveler to shorten the prayer[An-Nisa 4:101] He should shorten the prayer if the distance is eighty kilometers or more; shortening is permissible for him. If he completes the prayer, that is also permissible for him, but shortening is better for him, as he takes the dispensation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
This questioner says: Shaykh Salih, is there any obligation on a person if he leaves the dispensations while traveling?
The Shaykh:
Which dispensations?
The questioner:
The dispensations of travel, Shaykh. Regarding combining prayers, he prays the prayers in full, for example, he prays Zuhr as four rak'ahs and 'Asr as four rak'ahs while he is traveling?
The Shaykh:
It is better for the traveler to shorten the prayer
And when you travel throughout the land, there is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer
وَإِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلَاةِThe presenter:
May Allah bless you,
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7479 — youtube.com (13:54)
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