A traveling man: Does he sin if he prays alone, shortening the prayer, while he hears the adhan?
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The questioner : Now, does the one who prays shortened, who prays shortened and combines in a town while he hears the mu'adhdhin, and does not go to the congregation, sin?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for the one who hears the mu'adhdhin to attend the mosque, whether he is a traveler or a resident. If a traveler has stayed in the town for a day or two, or an hour or two, and the adhan is called and he hears it, it is obligatory for him to pray with the congregation.
The questioner : Meaning, he sins if he does.
The Shaykh : And he sins if he does not do so. As for the belief of some of the common people that a traveler is not required to pray in congregation, to the point that some of them say to him: "Pray," and he says: "I am a traveler," this belief is not based on any principle. This is due to the saying of Allah the Exalted to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):[An-Nisa 4:102] So Allah made congregation obligatory for the fighters, even though they were traveling. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for the one who hears the mu'adhdhin to attend the mosque, whether he is a traveler or a resident. If a traveler has stayed in the town for a day or two, or an hour or two, and the adhan is called and he hears it, it is obligatory for him to pray with the congregation.
The questioner : Meaning, he sins if he does.
The Shaykh : And he sins if he does not do so. As for the belief of some of the common people that a traveler is not required to pray in congregation, to the point that some of them say to him: "Pray," and he says: "I am a traveler," this belief is not based on any principle. This is due to the saying of Allah the Exalted to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):