Permissibility of shortening or completing the prayer when the state of the imam is unknown
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Your Eminence! A traveler prayed at the airport and caught one unit of prayer, but he does not know what the imam is doing?
Is there no sign of travel on the imam? Does he come carrying a (suitcase), for example?The questioner: I do not know.
The Shaykh: Is there no sign that he is from the airport staff or an employee of the airport?The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: He may complete the prayer or shorten it, so I hope there is no harm in that, if most of the people in this hall are passengers. However, the precaution is to complete the prayer unless he finds a sign, as I told you, such as a (suitcase) or something similar, in which case he should act according to the sign.
Is there no sign of travel on the imam? Does he come carrying a (suitcase), for example?The questioner: I do not know.
The Shaykh: Is there no sign that he is from the airport staff or an employee of the airport?The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: He may complete the prayer or shorten it, so I hope there is no harm in that, if most of the people in this hall are passengers. However, the precaution is to complete the prayer unless he finds a sign, as I told you, such as a (suitcase) or something similar, in which case he should act according to the sign.