Is shortening the prayer obligatory, and are the voluntary prayers dropped during travel? What is the ruling on combining prayers?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh Nasser?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I have a question for you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the prayer of the traveler.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the prayer of the traveler.
The Shaykh : Yes, Shaykh.
The questioner : Is it permissible, what is its manner, I mean?
The Shaykh : What is its manner?
The questioner : Is shortening permissible...
The Shaykh: He must.
The questioner : And the sunnahs are dropped?
The Shaykh : They are dropped except for witr and Fajr.
The questioner : Except for witr.
The Shaykh : And Fajr.
The questioner : Two rak'ahs for Fajr, the sunnah or the obligatory?
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, are you speaking about the obligatory prayer of the traveler or the sunnah?
The questioner : I am speaking about the sunnah.
The Shaykh : At first, regarding shortening, are you speaking about the sunnah or the obligatory?
The questioner : I am saying about the obligatory.
The Shaykh : Yes, and I spoke to you about the obligatory because shortening is obligatory, and then when you asked me about the sunnah, I told you yes, they are dropped except for witr and Fajr. Did I say obligatory?
The questioner : I am telling you about the sunnahs, O Shaykh, the sunnahs are dropped.
The Shaykh : They are dropped except for witr and Fajr.
The questioner : Is combining permissible?
The Shaykh : Combining between what and what?
The questioner : Between Zuhr and 'Asr.
The Shaykh : To whom?
The questioner : For the traveler.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : Maghrib and 'Isha'.
The Shaykh : It is permissible except for Fajr.
The questioner : Except for Fajr.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh Nasser?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I have a question for you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the prayer of the traveler.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the prayer of the traveler.
The Shaykh : Yes, Shaykh.
The questioner : Is it permissible, what is its manner, I mean?
The Shaykh : What is its manner?
The questioner : Is shortening permissible...
The Shaykh: He must.
The questioner : And the sunnahs are dropped?
The Shaykh : They are dropped except for witr and Fajr.
The questioner : Except for witr.
The Shaykh : And Fajr.
The questioner : Two rak'ahs for Fajr, the sunnah or the obligatory?
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, are you speaking about the obligatory prayer of the traveler or the sunnah?
The questioner : I am speaking about the sunnah.
The Shaykh : At first, regarding shortening, are you speaking about the sunnah or the obligatory?
The questioner : I am saying about the obligatory.
The Shaykh : Yes, and I spoke to you about the obligatory because shortening is obligatory, and then when you asked me about the sunnah, I told you yes, they are dropped except for witr and Fajr. Did I say obligatory?
The questioner : I am telling you about the sunnahs, O Shaykh, the sunnahs are dropped.
The Shaykh : They are dropped except for witr and Fajr.
The questioner : Is combining permissible?
The Shaykh : Combining between what and what?
The questioner : Between Zuhr and 'Asr.
The Shaykh : To whom?
The questioner : For the traveler.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : Maghrib and 'Isha'.
The Shaykh : It is permissible except for Fajr.
The questioner : Except for Fajr.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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