If one goes to Makkah for Hajj or 'Umrah to visit someone there, is he permitted to shorten the prayer?
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The questioner : There is something remaining regarding the one who comes to Makkah.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding Makkah, if one goes for Hajj or 'Umrah, he stays for one day, two days, or three days in Makkah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, is this...?
The Shaykh : In performing the rites.
The questioner : Yes, because he will remain and then return, for this is the state of every traveler.
The Shaykh : We mean combining the stay for purposes other than the rites. For example, suppose a person has completed the rites of Hajj entirely and remains in Makkah, or comes to Jeddah or any other country, and stays there for a week or less or more. Then he has exited the state of being within the rites that place him within the limits of a traveler.
The questioner : There is no harm in being present, meaning if he has a specific group.
The Shaykh : Where is the harm?
The questioner : I mean, he is going as a guest to a specific group; is there harm in being there?
The Shaykh : What is the harm, my brother, in being there? I mean, if he prays with the people of the land, is there harm?
The questioner : I mean, regarding us...
The Shaykh : Or is the matter the opposite?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Where is the harm?
The questioner : I mean, the fact that he is merely a stranger to the house; is this harm anything more than that?
The Shaykh : Your speech is not clear.
Another questioner : I mean, let me give an example.
The Shaykh : Do you understand it, or are you speaking from your own mind?
The questioner : I understand it.
The Shaykh : You understand it? Bring it so we can see.
The questioner : Let me give an example that may be clearer. When we go to al-Madinah and sit with our friend Abu Mu'adh, do you consider this a stay?
The Shaykh : Yes, isn't this the question? Where is the harm in this speech?
The questioner : Because it is not our house.
The Shaykh : I am reversing his words. When you go to our brother Abu Mu'adh, he is a resident and you are a traveler. So, if you follow him, is there harm? Well, where is the harm he claims? And so you are speaking in your own tongue, not in his.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding Makkah, if one goes for Hajj or 'Umrah, he stays for one day, two days, or three days in Makkah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, is this...?
The Shaykh : In performing the rites.
The questioner : Yes, because he will remain and then return, for this is the state of every traveler.
The Shaykh : We mean combining the stay for purposes other than the rites. For example, suppose a person has completed the rites of Hajj entirely and remains in Makkah, or comes to Jeddah or any other country, and stays there for a week or less or more. Then he has exited the state of being within the rites that place him within the limits of a traveler.
The questioner : There is no harm in being present, meaning if he has a specific group.
The Shaykh : Where is the harm?
The questioner : I mean, he is going as a guest to a specific group; is there harm in being there?
The Shaykh : What is the harm, my brother, in being there? I mean, if he prays with the people of the land, is there harm?
The questioner : I mean, regarding us...
The Shaykh : Or is the matter the opposite?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Where is the harm?
The questioner : I mean, the fact that he is merely a stranger to the house; is this harm anything more than that?
The Shaykh : Your speech is not clear.
Another questioner : I mean, let me give an example.
The Shaykh : Do you understand it, or are you speaking from your own mind?
The questioner : I understand it.
The Shaykh : You understand it? Bring it so we can see.
The questioner : Let me give an example that may be clearer. When we go to al-Madinah and sit with our friend Abu Mu'adh, do you consider this a stay?
The Shaykh : Yes, isn't this the question? Where is the harm in this speech?
The questioner : Because it is not our house.
The Shaykh : I am reversing his words. When you go to our brother Abu Mu'adh, he is a resident and you are a traveler. So, if you follow him, is there harm? Well, where is the harm he claims? And so you are speaking in your own tongue, not in his.
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