He also says: If a traveler stays in a town for less than four days, is he obligated to pray in the mosques with the congregation, or may he pray wherever he wishes?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : He also says: If a traveler stays in a town for less than four days, is he obligated to pray in the mosques with the congregation, or may he pray wherever he wishes?
The Shaykh : Congregational prayer is obligatory for the men for whom it is obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The texts regarding this are absolute, and they do not exclude travelers from this obligation. So, whenever a person is in a town and the call to prayer is made, he is being called to prayer by that adhan. He must respond to the mu'adhdhin and pray with the Muslims. Yes, if he is in a place far from the mosques and it is difficult for him to leave his lodging, or he fears for his lodging if he goes, there is nothing wrong with him praying in his place.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In that case, he prays shortened, praying the four-rak'ah prayer as two rak'ahs as long as he is in this state of travel.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Congregational prayer is obligatory for the men for whom it is obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The texts regarding this are absolute, and they do not exclude travelers from this obligation. So, whenever a person is in a town and the call to prayer is made, he is being called to prayer by that adhan. He must respond to the mu'adhdhin and pray with the Muslims. Yes, if he is in a place far from the mosques and it is difficult for him to leave his lodging, or he fears for his lodging if he goes, there is nothing wrong with him praying in his place.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In that case, he prays shortened, praying the four-rak'ah prayer as two rak'ahs as long as he is in this state of travel.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.