The obligation to complete the prayer for one whose journey ends upon his arrival in his hometown
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For example, I traveled from Riyadh to Qassim and stayed there for a day or two, then returned to Riyadh. The time for the midday prayer entered while I was halfway back. I intended to delay it and combine it with the afternoon prayer. When I reach my area, do I pray two units or four units?The Shaykh: And you are from Riyadh?The questioner: Yes.
If a person reaches his hometown and has not prayed the prayer whose time entered while he was traveling, he must complete it; because he has ended his journey. And the reverse is the reverse: if a person’s time enters while he is in his hometown and then he travels before praying, he shortens it. Like a man for whom the midday call to prayer is made while he is in the town, and then he travels before praying, so we say: Pray the midday prayer in travel as two units.
The questioner: For example, the midday call is made and I am in the town! The Shaykh: He prays two units. If he leaves his town before praying, he prays two units.
The questioner: Even if the midday call is made while he is in the town?The Shaykh: Even if the midday call is made while he is in the town, the criterion is the act of praying, not the time.
If a person reaches his hometown and has not prayed the prayer whose time entered while he was traveling, he must complete it; because he has ended his journey. And the reverse is the reverse: if a person’s time enters while he is in his hometown and then he travels before praying, he shortens it. Like a man for whom the midday call to prayer is made while he is in the town, and then he travels before praying, so we say: Pray the midday prayer in travel as two units.
The questioner: For example, the midday call is made and I am in the town! The Shaykh: He prays two units. If he leaves his town before praying, he prays two units.
The questioner: Even if the midday call is made while he is in the town?The Shaykh: Even if the midday call is made while he is in the town, the criterion is the act of praying, not the time.