A man forgot a prayer while resident and remembered it while traveling: does he shorten it or complete it, and vice versa?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, a man forgot a four-rak'ah prayer while resident and remembered it while traveling. Does he shorten it or complete it? And the reverse: he forgot it while traveling and remembered it while resident?
The Shaykh : If a man forgets a prayer while resident and remembers it while he is traveling, it is obligatory for him to pray it as four rak'ahs, because it became obligatory upon him in that manner, so he must perform it as it was obligatory. If he forgets a prayer while traveling and remembers it while resident, he prays it as only two rak'ahs, because it became obligatory upon him as two rak'ahs, so what is prescribed for him is to pray it as it was obligatory. The scholars have mentioned a principle in this issue, which is their saying: "Making up a missed act of worship mirrors performing it in its proper time", meaning it resembles and is similar to it. The evidence for this is the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): The aspect of the evidence is his saying: , meaning this specific prayer with its description. Yes.
The Shaykh : If a man forgets a prayer while resident and remembers it while he is traveling, it is obligatory for him to pray it as four rak'ahs, because it became obligatory upon him in that manner, so he must perform it as it was obligatory. If he forgets a prayer while traveling and remembers it while resident, he prays it as only two rak'ahs, because it became obligatory upon him as two rak'ahs, so what is prescribed for him is to pray it as it was obligatory. The scholars have mentioned a principle in this issue, which is their saying: "Making up a missed act of worship mirrors performing it in its proper time", meaning it resembles and is similar to it. The evidence for this is the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):