I work as a driver of a large truck throughout the Kingdom, and I am extremely careful to perform the obligatory prayers at their times, but I shorten the prayers and combine them, so I pray Zuhr and 'Asr as two rak'ahs each, and I pray Maghrib and 'Isha' with three rak'ahs for Maghrib and two rak'ahs for 'Isha'.
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The questioner : I work as a driver of a large truck throughout the Kingdom, and I am extremely careful to perform the obligatory prayers at their times, but I shorten the prayers and combine them, so I pray Zuhr and 'Asr as two rak'ahs each, and I pray Maghrib and 'Isha' with three rak'ahs for Maghrib and two rak'ahs for 'Isha'. What is the validity of my practice? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Your practice is valid as long as you are traveling, even if you are moving back and forth and traversing the country lengthwise and breadthwise. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) have stated this explicitly, saying: The owner of a taxi who is constantly renting it out is considered a traveler as long as he is away from his homeland until he returns to it. The scholars differed on whether a traveler who intends to stay in a place for more than four days is required to complete the prayers or not. There is extensive disagreement on this issue, and the stronger opinion among the scholars is that there is no fixed limit to the duration a traveler intends to stay, as long as his intention is that he will return to his homeland as soon as his work or business is finished. This is because there is no evidence for a specific limit in the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or scholarly consensus. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
This is a message we received from the listener Khalifa Jasm from the Syrian Arab Republic, Ayn al-Arab. He says in his message:
The Shaykh : Your practice is valid as long as you are traveling, even if you are moving back and forth and traversing the country lengthwise and breadthwise. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) have stated this explicitly, saying: The owner of a taxi who is constantly renting it out is considered a traveler as long as he is away from his homeland until he returns to it. The scholars differed on whether a traveler who intends to stay in a place for more than four days is required to complete the prayers or not. There is extensive disagreement on this issue, and the stronger opinion among the scholars is that there is no fixed limit to the duration a traveler intends to stay, as long as his intention is that he will return to his homeland as soon as his work or business is finished. This is because there is no evidence for a specific limit in the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or scholarly consensus. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
This is a message we received from the listener Khalifa Jasm from the Syrian Arab Republic, Ayn al-Arab. He says in his message: