What is the ruling on a traveler who is overtaken by prayer before he has left the built-up area?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the legal ruling for one who is overtaken by prayer, is a traveler, and has not yet left the built-up area of the region?
Answer:
Meaning, he has not left the built-up area of his town. He is not a traveler; he is not a traveler until he leaves. Travel does not begin until he leaves the inhabited part of the town. Once he leaves the inhabited part of his town, travel begins. As long as he is in the town or in his house, he is not a traveler and the rulings of travel do not apply to him, even if he has intended to travel. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the legal ruling for one who is overtaken by prayer, is a traveler, and has not yet left the built-up area of the region?
Answer:
Meaning, he has not left the built-up area of his town. He is not a traveler; he is not a traveler until he leaves. Travel does not begin until he leaves the inhabited part of the town. Once he leaves the inhabited part of his town, travel begins. As long as he is in the town or in his house, he is not a traveler and the rulings of travel do not apply to him, even if he has intended to travel. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4609] ما حكم المسافر الذي أدركته الصلاة قبل مفارقته البنيان ؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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