Does the traveler lead the resident?
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The questioner : Does the traveler lead the resident, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, the traveler leads the resident, and the resident leads the traveler. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and that was during the Battle of the Conquest, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) stayed in Mecca for nineteen days shortening the prayer. When the traveler prays with the resident, he alerts the resident and says to him, "I am a traveler and I will shorten the prayer, so when I conclude the prayer, complete it." It is permissible for the resident to pray with the traveler, but in this case, it is obligatory for the traveler to complete the prayer following his imam, due to the generality of the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), or rather due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Sahih al-Bukhari 1236 and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) Sahih al-Bukhari 635 and because Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked about a man who prays two rak'ahs alone, meaning the traveler.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And with the imam, four. He said "That is the Sunnah". Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the traveler leads the resident, and the resident leads the traveler. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
That he led the people of Mecca while he was a traveler and said to them, "Complete the prayer, O people of Mecca, for we are a traveling people."
أنه أم أهل مكة وهو مسافر وقال لهم أتموا يا أهل مكة فإنا قوم سفرThe Imam is to be followed
إنما جعل الإمام ليؤتم بهand pray whatever you get (with the people) and complete the rest which you have missed
ما أدركتم فصلوا وما فاتكم فأتمواThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And with the imam, four. He said "That is the Sunnah". Yes.