If a traveler prays with a resident imam, he completes the prayer. Does this drop the obligation of shortening, or is he not required to attend the congregational prayer so that he can pray shortened?
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The questioner: Well, meaning, it was mentioned in the course of answering a question about travel that the traveler does not have the choice to shorten or not shorten, in your saying...
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner: For example, I am here in Oman, and I pray with the imam who is a resident, so I am compelled to complete the prayer.
The Shaykh : The answer to this has already been given.
The questioner: The answer to this is that a person prays with the prayer of the imam. Yes, but does this drop the obligation? I mean, the issue of whether one is given the choice or not to shorten or not shorten, this obligates me not to pray with the imam's prayer and to pray alone, as long as shortening is obligatory.
The Shaykh: There was a bit of confusion in the speech. Do I understand from you that it is not obligatory for you to go down to the mosque because you are a traveler, and the traveler must shorten, and if you go down to the mosque, you must complete? Do I understand from you that this is your question?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: And there are no hidden corners there? This is the question?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh: The answer is that it is not obligatory for the traveler to attend Jumu'ah, so a fortiori, it is not obligatory for him to attend the congregation. But the congregation is obligatory for him. The traveler is not required to attend Jumu'ah, this is well known, meaning the Jumu'ah that is held in the congregational mosques. So it is not obligatory for the traveler to attend the Jumu'ah prayer. However, if he prays it with the Muslims, the obligation of the time is dropped from him. And it is without doubt that the obligation of Jumu'ah is stronger than the obligation of Zuhr. So this traveler, if the obligation of Jumu'ah is dropped from him, then a fortiori the obligation of Zuhr is dropped from him, and the rest of the five prayers, meaning the congregation. We are discussing the congregation. But if there is a traveling congregation, they must perform it as a congregation, some with others. If he is alone and solitary, as we said regarding his Jumu'ah prayer, if he prays it with them, the obligation is dropped from him. And if he prays Zuhr with them, the obligation is dropped from him, but with the note that he does not have the right to differ, and this has been mentioned previously in the discussion. Perhaps I have provided the answer to what you asked.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner: For example, I am here in Oman, and I pray with the imam who is a resident, so I am compelled to complete the prayer.
The Shaykh : The answer to this has already been given.
The questioner: The answer to this is that a person prays with the prayer of the imam. Yes, but does this drop the obligation? I mean, the issue of whether one is given the choice or not to shorten or not shorten, this obligates me not to pray with the imam's prayer and to pray alone, as long as shortening is obligatory.
The Shaykh: There was a bit of confusion in the speech. Do I understand from you that it is not obligatory for you to go down to the mosque because you are a traveler, and the traveler must shorten, and if you go down to the mosque, you must complete? Do I understand from you that this is your question?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: And there are no hidden corners there? This is the question?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh: The answer is that it is not obligatory for the traveler to attend Jumu'ah, so a fortiori, it is not obligatory for him to attend the congregation. But the congregation is obligatory for him. The traveler is not required to attend Jumu'ah, this is well known, meaning the Jumu'ah that is held in the congregational mosques. So it is not obligatory for the traveler to attend the Jumu'ah prayer. However, if he prays it with the Muslims, the obligation of the time is dropped from him. And it is without doubt that the obligation of Jumu'ah is stronger than the obligation of Zuhr. So this traveler, if the obligation of Jumu'ah is dropped from him, then a fortiori the obligation of Zuhr is dropped from him, and the rest of the five prayers, meaning the congregation. We are discussing the congregation. But if there is a traveling congregation, they must perform it as a congregation, some with others. If he is alone and solitary, as we said regarding his Jumu'ah prayer, if he prays it with them, the obligation is dropped from him. And if he prays Zuhr with them, the obligation is dropped from him, but with the note that he does not have the right to differ, and this has been mentioned previously in the discussion. Perhaps I have provided the answer to what you asked.
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