Is it permissible to shorten the Maghrib prayer to two rak'ahs while traveling?
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Question:
He says: I am a resident of Sana'a, and I traveled on Thursday to my village in the Taiz Governorate. I had prayed the 'Asr prayer in congregation in Sana'a, then I prayed the Maghrib prayer after it, shortening it to two rak'ahs. Then, after arriving in Taiz at nine at night, I realized that my prayer was not valid, so I prayed only the 'Isha' prayer. Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Maghrib prayer is not shortened from three rak'ahs, because it is the odd-numbered prayer of the day. Therefore, if one shortens the Maghrib prayer, he must repeat it. He repeats the Maghrib prayer and prays it as three rak'ahs, because his first prayer, in which he shortened the Maghrib, was not valid. So he must repeat the Maghrib prayer.
He says: I am a resident of Sana'a, and I traveled on Thursday to my village in the Taiz Governorate. I had prayed the 'Asr prayer in congregation in Sana'a, then I prayed the Maghrib prayer after it, shortening it to two rak'ahs. Then, after arriving in Taiz at nine at night, I realized that my prayer was not valid, so I prayed only the 'Isha' prayer. Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Maghrib prayer is not shortened from three rak'ahs, because it is the odd-numbered prayer of the day. Therefore, if one shortens the Maghrib prayer, he must repeat it. He repeats the Maghrib prayer and prays it as three rak'ahs, because his first prayer, in which he shortened the Maghrib, was not valid. So he must repeat the Maghrib prayer.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تقصر صلاة المغرب في السفر ركعتين- الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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