And in the hadith of Anas, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two rak'ahs from the time he left the city until he returned to it.
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The Shaykh : And in the hadith of Anas, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two rak'ahs from the time he left the city until he returned to it, this is evidence that the traveler who has left his homeland is a traveler until he returns to it, even if the period is long. For this reason, Anas said, "How long did we stay in Makkah?"
The student: Ten days.
The Shaykh : Ten days. How did he stay for ten days? Because he arrived in Makkah on the fourth day of Dhul-Hijjah and left it on the morning of the fourteenth day, and the time between the fourth and the fourteenth.
The student: Ten... .
The Shaykh : Ten days. If someone asks: How can he say "We stayed in Makkah"? We say because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) left Makkah for Mina, but in the rituals of Hajj, their reference point is what?
The student: To Makkah.
The Shaykh : To Makkah. Therefore, Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) did not count it. And it is not valid for us to be told that this indicates the opinion of the majority that the people of Makkah do not shorten or combine prayers at 'Arafah, Muzdalifah, and Mina. Because Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) did not consider that an independent journey. The answer to this is to say that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) departure to Mina, then Muzdalifah, then 'Arafah was an extension of his first journey, or it is merely the traveler moving from one land to another. As for the people of Makkah, their departure to Mina, 'Arafah, and Muzdalifah is an independent departure, so according to the stronger opinion, they are travelers. As for the opinion of the majority who define travel as a journey of two days or more, they do not have the right to shorten or combine. But the stronger opinion is that they have the right to shorten and combine. However, in the modern era, we see that Mina has become like a district of Makkah, mixed in. But some people say that there is a separation between it and Makkah. From the direction of the Jamarat al-Aqabah, the matter is clear: mountains, because the path is a valley or a wadi with no buildings. From the direction of al-'Aziziyah, they said that there is a mountain between it and al-'Aziziyah, and were it not for the tunnel, it would be far from al-'Aziziyah. Therefore, we have a doubt: do we say that it is now separate from Makkah and the people of Makkah shorten there as people do, or do we say it is a district of its districts so they do not shorten? Following this is better and more cautious. As for Muzdalifah and 'Arafah, they shorten because they go out to them and stay a day and a night, and there are distances and separations between them and Makkah. Yes, Salim?
The student: Ten days.
The Shaykh : Ten days. How did he stay for ten days? Because he arrived in Makkah on the fourth day of Dhul-Hijjah and left it on the morning of the fourteenth day, and the time between the fourth and the fourteenth.
The student: Ten... .
The Shaykh : Ten days. If someone asks: How can he say "We stayed in Makkah"? We say because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) left Makkah for Mina, but in the rituals of Hajj, their reference point is what?
The student: To Makkah.
The Shaykh : To Makkah. Therefore, Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) did not count it. And it is not valid for us to be told that this indicates the opinion of the majority that the people of Makkah do not shorten or combine prayers at 'Arafah, Muzdalifah, and Mina. Because Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) did not consider that an independent journey. The answer to this is to say that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) departure to Mina, then Muzdalifah, then 'Arafah was an extension of his first journey, or it is merely the traveler moving from one land to another. As for the people of Makkah, their departure to Mina, 'Arafah, and Muzdalifah is an independent departure, so according to the stronger opinion, they are travelers. As for the opinion of the majority who define travel as a journey of two days or more, they do not have the right to shorten or combine. But the stronger opinion is that they have the right to shorten and combine. However, in the modern era, we see that Mina has become like a district of Makkah, mixed in. But some people say that there is a separation between it and Makkah. From the direction of the Jamarat al-Aqabah, the matter is clear: mountains, because the path is a valley or a wadi with no buildings. From the direction of al-'Aziziyah, they said that there is a mountain between it and al-'Aziziyah, and were it not for the tunnel, it would be far from al-'Aziziyah. Therefore, we have a doubt: do we say that it is now separate from Makkah and the people of Makkah shorten there as people do, or do we say it is a district of its districts so they do not shorten? Following this is better and more cautious. As for Muzdalifah and 'Arafah, they shorten because they go out to them and stay a day and a night, and there are distances and separations between them and Makkah. Yes, Salim?