What is the ruling on one who travels to Riyadh for study on Friday evening and returns on Monday afternoon? Is he considered a traveler?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, the Shaykh
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : A person travels to Riyadh for study
The Shaykh : ... what exceeds it, exceeds it
The questioner : what came from here
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : A person travels to Riyadh for study at the university, so he would go on Friday evening and return on Monday afternoon.
The Shaykh : He returns to his family, meaning?
The questioner : Yes, he returns to his country. So does that mean he stays, meaning the ruling of the traveler is applied to him regarding shortening the prayers?
The Shaykh : He is a traveler without doubt, because he has not taken the city of study as his home, nor has he intended to reside there permanently, but his residence is for a purpose. However, if he is in a city where the congregation is held, it is obligatory for him to attend the congregation. As for what is widespread among some common people that the traveler has no congregation upon him and no Friday prayer, this has no basis. The congregation is obligatory for the traveler even if he is in battle:[An-Nisa 4:102], and the Friday prayer is obligatory for everyone who hears the call: [Al-Jumu'ah 62:9] But if the prayer is missed while you are there, or if you are in a place far from the mosques, then you pray two rak'ahs. Yes, all of it ... those from Unaizah, there is
The questioner : Oh Shaykh
The Shaykh : We do not allow him
The questioner : From outside Unaizah, from outside Unaizah.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : A person travels to Riyadh for study
The Shaykh : ... what exceeds it, exceeds it
The questioner : what came from here
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : A person travels to Riyadh for study at the university, so he would go on Friday evening and return on Monday afternoon.
The Shaykh : He returns to his family, meaning?
The questioner : Yes, he returns to his country. So does that mean he stays, meaning the ruling of the traveler is applied to him regarding shortening the prayers?
The Shaykh : He is a traveler without doubt, because he has not taken the city of study as his home, nor has he intended to reside there permanently, but his residence is for a purpose. However, if he is in a city where the congregation is held, it is obligatory for him to attend the congregation. As for what is widespread among some common people that the traveler has no congregation upon him and no Friday prayer, this has no basis. The congregation is obligatory for the traveler even if he is in battle:
And when you are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand [in prayer] with you
وَإِذَا كُنْتَ فِيهِمْ فَأَقَمْتَ لَهُمُ الصَّلاةَ فَلْتَقُمْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَكَO you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسَعَوْا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِThe questioner : Oh Shaykh
The Shaykh : We do not allow him
The questioner : From outside Unaizah, from outside Unaizah.
The Shaykh : Very well.