What is your opinion of young men who were on a journey and sometimes shortened their prayers and sometimes did not shorten them, so that some people would not think that shortening is obligatory?
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The Shaykh : He said: What is your opinion of young men who were on a journey, some of whom were students of knowledge, and they were shortening their prayers, and the period during which they did not shorten them
The questioner : was twice
The Shaykh : and twice, meaning, perhaps it happened tonight, the letter Dhal, they say once they did not shorten them
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : they did not shorten them, and they asked him about it, and he said: so that some people would not think that it is obligatory, meaning, is shortening obligatory, or is completing it?
The questioner : That shortening.
The Shaykh : Is this action correct?
It is better that he continues to shorten, then he clarifies to them that shortening is not obligatory, there is much disagreement among the scholars on this, many scholars say shortening is obligatory, yes.
The questioner : was twice
The Shaykh : and twice, meaning, perhaps it happened tonight, the letter Dhal, they say once they did not shorten them
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : they did not shorten them, and they asked him about it, and he said: so that some people would not think that it is obligatory, meaning, is shortening obligatory, or is completing it?
The questioner : That shortening.
The Shaykh : Is this action correct?
It is better that he continues to shorten, then he clarifies to them that shortening is not obligatory, there is much disagreement among the scholars on this, many scholars say shortening is obligatory, yes.