Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
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The questioner : I live in al-Qassim, which is my country where I consider myself a resident, and I work in the city of Yanbu al-Bahr. I travel to my job in the city of Yanbu every month and stay there until I finish my business, so when my task is done, I return to my family in al-Qassim. Knowing, O esteemed Shaykh, that the duration of my stay sometimes exceeds four days and sometimes is less than that, and I do not know how long I will stay there, what is obligatory for me in such a situation?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. You must fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and carry out His obedience, whether in your original country or in the country you travel to for a purpose and then return from. As for travel, you are a traveler if you leave your country; you may avail yourself of all the dispensations of travel. However, if you are a resident in a country where the congregation is held, it is obligatory for you to attend the congregational prayer due to the generality of the evidence indicating the obligation of attending the congregation. But if it happens that the mosques are far from you, or if you miss the prayer, you may shorten the prayer until you return to your original country.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. A questioner from Algeria says.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. You must fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and carry out His obedience, whether in your original country or in the country you travel to for a purpose and then return from. As for travel, you are a traveler if you leave your country; you may avail yourself of all the dispensations of travel. However, if you are a resident in a country where the congregation is held, it is obligatory for you to attend the congregational prayer due to the generality of the evidence indicating the obligation of attending the congregation. But if it happens that the mosques are far from you, or if you miss the prayer, you may shorten the prayer until you return to your original country.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. A questioner from Algeria says.