I live in Kuwait and have a house and relatives in Saudi Arabia. So, when I come to Saudi Arabia, do I shorten or complete the prayer?
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The questioner : May Allah guide you to what He loves and is pleased with.
The Shaykh : Amen, and to you all, and to whoever heard.
The questioner : I love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved us.
The questioner : I live in Kuwait. We have a house in Saudi Arabia, and I come there once a year, roughly every year, and stay there for about two months. Do I shorten and combine, or combine, or shorten?
The Shaykh : Is Saudi Arabia considered your homeland, or is Kuwait your homeland?
The questioner : My homeland is Kuwait because I live there, but I have relatives in Saudi Arabia, so it is for the sake of visiting family ties.
The Shaykh : Then you are a traveler. When you come to Saudi Arabia, you are considered a traveler, so you may avail yourself of the dispensations for travel. However, as long as you hear the call to prayer, it is obligatory for you to pray in the mosque. It is well known that one who prays in the mosque will not shorten the prayer, because the imam completes it, and it is obligatory for one who prays behind an imam who completes the prayer to complete it as well. But if you miss the prayer, you may shorten it.
The questioner : Shorten, meaning?
The Shaykh : Shorten. As for combining, there is no need to combine, because you are a resident. Also, you may wipe over your leather socks for three days.
The questioner : Even if my longest stay is two months?
The Shaykh : Even if it is one or two months.
The Shaykh : Amen, and to you all, and to whoever heard.
The questioner : I love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved us.
The questioner : I live in Kuwait. We have a house in Saudi Arabia, and I come there once a year, roughly every year, and stay there for about two months. Do I shorten and combine, or combine, or shorten?
The Shaykh : Is Saudi Arabia considered your homeland, or is Kuwait your homeland?
The questioner : My homeland is Kuwait because I live there, but I have relatives in Saudi Arabia, so it is for the sake of visiting family ties.
The Shaykh : Then you are a traveler. When you come to Saudi Arabia, you are considered a traveler, so you may avail yourself of the dispensations for travel. However, as long as you hear the call to prayer, it is obligatory for you to pray in the mosque. It is well known that one who prays in the mosque will not shorten the prayer, because the imam completes it, and it is obligatory for one who prays behind an imam who completes the prayer to complete it as well. But if you miss the prayer, you may shorten it.
The questioner : Shorten, meaning?
The Shaykh : Shorten. As for combining, there is no need to combine, because you are a resident. Also, you may wipe over your leather socks for three days.
The questioner : Even if my longest stay is two months?
The Shaykh : Even if it is one or two months.