A traveling man who catches the Friday prayer in the mosque during the final tashahhud: does he pray four rak'ahs or two?
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The questioner : He says: A traveling man caught the Friday prayer in the mosque and caught the final tashahhud with them. The question is: does he pray four rak'ahs, or does he pray two rak'ahs like their prayer?
The Shaykh : The traveler is not obligated to pray the Zuhr prayer except in its shortened form. If he catches less than one rak'ah of the Friday prayer, the Zuhr prayer becomes obligatory upon him, and the Zuhr prayer in his case is shortened to two rak'ahs, so he prays only two rak'ahs, because he is not a resident but a traveler. However, if he catches one rak'ah, he performs one rak'ah, and it counts as a Friday prayer for him.
The Shaykh : The traveler is not obligated to pray the Zuhr prayer except in its shortened form. If he catches less than one rak'ah of the Friday prayer, the Zuhr prayer becomes obligatory upon him, and the Zuhr prayer in his case is shortened to two rak'ahs, so he prays only two rak'ahs, because he is not a resident but a traveler. However, if he catches one rak'ah, he performs one rak'ah, and it counts as a Friday prayer for him.