What is the ruling regarding shortening the prayer if a man passes by a relative during his journey and says: “Shall I stay with him for a week?”
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The questioner : Shaykh, what is the evidence, according to your belief, for those who permit combining prayers for a number of days while traveling, like the case mentioned by the brother Abu 'Abdullah, that he is coming from Kuwait... to stay for a week with my relative and then he travels, does this mean he intended to reside by this wording?
The Shaykh : He intended it.
The questioner : Well, some say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined or shortened the prayer for seventeen days or nineteen days, is that possible...
The Shaykh : It just happened to be so for him.
The questioner : Like this, what?
The Shaykh : It just happened to be so for him, it just happened to be so like this.
The questioner : Meaning, he was hesitant about the journey until he reached this number.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The Shaykh : He intended it.
The questioner : Well, some say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined or shortened the prayer for seventeen days or nineteen days, is that possible...
The Shaykh : It just happened to be so for him.
The questioner : Like this, what?
The Shaykh : It just happened to be so for him, it just happened to be so like this.
The questioner : Meaning, he was hesitant about the journey until he reached this number.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed