Is it permissible for pilots to shorten their prayers during their frequent travels?
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Question : The questioner says: I work in aviation, and my job involves continuous travel. So, do I shorten and combine the prayers, or do I complete them?
Answer : Yes, the one whose travel is continuous and who has a specific place that is his homeland, as long as he is away from that homeland, he is a traveler, even if the duration is long, such as airplane pilots and truck drivers and the like. These people, even if their travel is continuous, as long as they are leaving their country, they are travelers, because the statement of Allah applies to them:[An-Nisa 4:101] They also have the permission to break their fast in Ramadan, because they are travelers.
If someone asks: If you have permitted them to break their fast in Ramadan, when do they fast? We say: They may break their fast in Ramadan if the weather is extremely hot and the day is long, and they make up the fasts when?
When the weather is cold and the day is short, and this provides them with relief. However, if they are in their homeland, it is not permissible for them to combine, shorten, or break their fast. May Allah reward you.
Answer : Yes, the one whose travel is continuous and who has a specific place that is his homeland, as long as he is away from that homeland, he is a traveler, even if the duration is long, such as airplane pilots and truck drivers and the like. These people, even if their travel is continuous, as long as they are leaving their country, they are travelers, because the statement of Allah applies to them:
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 الصَّلَاةِIf someone asks: If you have permitted them to break their fast in Ramadan, when do they fast? We say: They may break their fast in Ramadan if the weather is extremely hot and the day is long, and they make up the fasts when?
When the weather is cold and the day is short, and this provides them with relief. However, if they are in their homeland, it is not permissible for them to combine, shorten, or break their fast. May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[11 من 51] هل يجوز للطيارين القصر في أسفارهم الكثيرة؟!! الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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