What are the rulings and conditions for shortening the prayer while traveling?
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The questioner:
I entered the Haram and the imam was saying the closing salam of the midday prayer, and I have been performing the lesser pilgrimage for three days.
The Shaykh:
How three days? I am sitting. I mean, he wants to stay for three days. Yes.
The questioner:
So should I pray the shortened prayer or four rak'ahs?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if you are not staying for more than three days, you may shorten the prayer; there is no harm in that. However, if you pray with the imam or with a group that is completing the prayer, then you complete it with them. But if you pray alone and you intend to stay for less than four days, you have the option to shorten the prayer. Yes.
I entered the Haram and the imam was saying the closing salam of the midday prayer, and I have been performing the lesser pilgrimage for three days.
The Shaykh:
How three days? I am sitting. I mean, he wants to stay for three days. Yes.
The questioner:
So should I pray the shortened prayer or four rak'ahs?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if you are not staying for more than three days, you may shorten the prayer; there is no harm in that. However, if you pray with the imam or with a group that is completing the prayer, then you complete it with them. But if you pray alone and you intend to stay for less than four days, you have the option to shorten the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي أحكام وشروط قصر الصلاة في السفر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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