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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it better to leave the regular voluntary prayers in the Sacred Precinct while traveling?

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The questioner : O honorable Shaykh, is it better to leave the regular voluntary prayer in the Sacred Precinct if one is traveling, or not?

The Shaykh : You must know, my brothers, that travel does not prevent good; it does not prevent good. As for the statement of some people: "It is a recommended practice in travel to leave the recommended practice," this is a lie from whoever said: "It is a recommended practice in travel to leave the recommended practice?" Who said this? Travel does not prevent good. However, there are three regular voluntary prayers that are not performed: the regular voluntary prayer of the midday prayer, the regular voluntary prayer of the sunset prayer, and the regular voluntary prayer of the night prayer. These three are not prayed in travel. But if a person comes to the Sacred Precinct or to another mosque while he is a traveler, before settling down, let him pray. What does he pray? He prays the voluntary prayers. They are not regular voluntary prayers; he does not intend them as regular voluntary prayers. The traveler also performs the late-night voluntary prayer, prays the greeting of the mosque, and prays the voluntary prayer of the forenoon. He performs all the voluntary prayers except for the three regular voluntary prayers, which he does not perform. Did you understand? There is no comment. Yes, I have taken it. Let's go.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Let's go, O...
Source alathar.net

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