A traveler does not shorten the prayer until he leaves the inhabited area of his town
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Q: The brother M. S. A. from Asyut in Egypt says in his message: If a person wants to travel to a place that is one hour away by plane from his place of residence, is it permissible for him to combine and shorten the prayer while he is staying in his hotel or place of residence? And is it permissible for him to break his fast in Ramadan? We ask for an answer.
A: No one has the right to shorten the prayer or break his fast while he is a resident, unless he is a sick person for whom fasting is difficult, or a traveler during his journey. As for one who intends to travel while he is in his town, he has no right to shorten the prayer until he travels and leaves the inhabited area of the town. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he intended to travel, did not shorten the prayer until he left the city. And no one has the right to pray alone, whether he is a traveler or a resident, in a place where the congregation is established. Rather, he must pray with the people and complete the prayer with them, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 793Sahih (Darussalam) It was narrated by Ibn Majah, al-Daraqutni, Ibn Hibban, and al-Hakim with a chain meeting the conditions of Muslim. It was said to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): What is the excuse? He said: Fear or illness.
And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked by a blind man who said: O Messenger of Allah, I have no guide to lead me to the mosques, so do I have a dispensation to pray in my house? He said to him, may the prayers and peace be upon him: He said: Yes. He said: It was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih.
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 548Sahih (Al-Albani) It is agreed upon as authentic.
And Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever likes to meet Allah tomorrow as a Muslim, let him guard these prayers where they are called for. Indeed, Allah has prescribed for your Prophet the Sunnahs of guidance, and these are among the Sunnahs of guidance. If you were to pray in your houses as this laggard prays in his house, you would have abandoned the Sunnah of your Prophet, and if you abandoned the Sunnah of your Prophet, you would have gone astray. And there is no man who purifies himself and perfects his purification, then proceeds to one of these mosques, but that Allah writes for him a good deed for every step he takes, raises him thereby a degree, and removes from him thereby a sin. And I have seen us, and none lagged behind them except a known hypocrite or a sick person. And indeed, a man would be supported between two men until he was placed in the row." It was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih.
And the hadiths in this meaning are many, so it is obligatory for every Muslim, traveler or resident, to pray in the congregation, and to beware of praying alone if he hears the call to prayer. And Allah is the guarantor of success.
A: No one has the right to shorten the prayer or break his fast while he is a resident, unless he is a sick person for whom fasting is difficult, or a traveler during his journey. As for one who intends to travel while he is in his town, he has no right to shorten the prayer until he travels and leaves the inhabited area of the town. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he intended to travel, did not shorten the prayer until he left the city. And no one has the right to pray alone, whether he is a traveler or a resident, in a place where the congregation is established. Rather, he must pray with the people and complete the prayer with them, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever hears the call and does not come, his prayer is not valid, except for those who have an excuse.
من سمع النداء فلم يأته فلا صلاة له إلا من عذرAnd the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked by a blind man who said: O Messenger of Allah, I have no guide to lead me to the mosques, so do I have a dispensation to pray in my house? He said to him, may the prayers and peace be upon him:
Do you hear the call to prayer?
هل تسمع النداء للصلاة؟Then respond.
فأجبAnd he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I thought to give orders for arranging prayer in congregation, and then to have the Iqamah called for it, then to order a man to lead the people in prayer, then to go off in company of the people who have bundles of firewood to those people who are not present at the prayer and then to burn down their houses with fire.
لقد هممت أن آمر بالصلاة فتقام ثم آمر رجلا فيصلي بالناس ثم أنطلق معي برجال معهم حزم من حطب إلى قوم لا يشهدون الصلاة فأحرق عليهم بيوتهم بالنارAnd Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever likes to meet Allah tomorrow as a Muslim, let him guard these prayers where they are called for. Indeed, Allah has prescribed for your Prophet the Sunnahs of guidance, and these are among the Sunnahs of guidance. If you were to pray in your houses as this laggard prays in his house, you would have abandoned the Sunnah of your Prophet, and if you abandoned the Sunnah of your Prophet, you would have gone astray. And there is no man who purifies himself and perfects his purification, then proceeds to one of these mosques, but that Allah writes for him a good deed for every step he takes, raises him thereby a degree, and removes from him thereby a sin. And I have seen us, and none lagged behind them except a known hypocrite or a sick person. And indeed, a man would be supported between two men until he was placed in the row." It was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih.
And the hadiths in this meaning are many, so it is obligatory for every Muslim, traveler or resident, to pray in the congregation, and to beware of praying alone if he hears the call to prayer. And Allah is the guarantor of success.
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