What is the ruling on appointing an emir for a group of young men from Riyadh who are in Buraydah for studies? And how do they pray?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Shaykh, we have young men studying in Buraydah who are from Riyadh, for example, and they all live together. What is your opinion on appointing an emir for them in the same house where they live?
The Shaykh : As long as they are travelers, let them appoint a leader to whom they return.
The questioner : And the prayer, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The prayer: they must pray with the people.
The questioner : But do they shorten it or not?
The Shaykh : No, it is obligatory for every person in a town to pray with the people, even if he stays for only one day; he must pray with the people. But if he misses it with the congregation, he prays it shortened. Yes.
Shaykh, we have young men studying in Buraydah who are from Riyadh, for example, and they all live together. What is your opinion on appointing an emir for them in the same house where they live?
The Shaykh : As long as they are travelers, let them appoint a leader to whom they return.
The questioner : And the prayer, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The prayer: they must pray with the people.
The questioner : But do they shorten it or not?
The Shaykh : No, it is obligatory for every person in a town to pray with the people, even if he stays for only one day; he must pray with the people. But if he misses it with the congregation, he prays it shortened. Yes.