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