The Permissibility of Taking the Concessions of Travel for One Who Travels Eighty Kilometers
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Question:
From Sa'd Muhammad al-Tamimi, in the outskirts of Riyadh. This message was received, and it says: "Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. I hope that this message of mine will be presented to His Eminence Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz, may Allah grant him understanding and prolong his life and bless it. He says: I have a farm that is eighty kilometers from Riyadh, and I used to go there with my mahrams and my children, and I would shorten the prayer between it and Riyadh and combine them. And when I was there, I would shorten the prayer. However, a short time ago, visitors came to me and saw me shortening the prayer at my farm, so they said: It is your farm, and it is not permissible for you to shorten the prayer there?"
Answer:
There is no doubt that this is travel, and that if he goes there, he has the right to shorten the prayer and he has the right to combine prayers on the way, he and his mahrams.
As for if he stays there, if his stay is two, three, or four days, he has the right to shorten and combine. If the stay is more than four days, it is a well-known issue of disagreement among the scholars, and the safest course for him is not to shorten or combine. If his intention is to stay more than four days, he completes the four rak'ahs and does not combine. This is the safest course for him and to avoid the disagreement.
As for if his stay at the farm is four days or less, he shortens and combines if he wishes, and there is no blame on him, and shortening is better. And so on the way before he reaches it, if he prays on the way, he shortens; he prays two rak'ahs, and if he wishes to combine the Dhuhr and Asr on the way, or the Maghrib and Isha, there is no harm, without doubt or hesitation, as indicated by the Sunnah from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The presenter: But, Your Eminence, the farm is his?
The Shaykh: Even if it is his, it is not his home. This is for recreation and leisure. He goes there for leisure. He will not settle there and he will not stay there.
From Sa'd Muhammad al-Tamimi, in the outskirts of Riyadh. This message was received, and it says: "Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. I hope that this message of mine will be presented to His Eminence Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz, may Allah grant him understanding and prolong his life and bless it. He says: I have a farm that is eighty kilometers from Riyadh, and I used to go there with my mahrams and my children, and I would shorten the prayer between it and Riyadh and combine them. And when I was there, I would shorten the prayer. However, a short time ago, visitors came to me and saw me shortening the prayer at my farm, so they said: It is your farm, and it is not permissible for you to shorten the prayer there?"
Answer:
There is no doubt that this is travel, and that if he goes there, he has the right to shorten the prayer and he has the right to combine prayers on the way, he and his mahrams.
As for if he stays there, if his stay is two, three, or four days, he has the right to shorten and combine. If the stay is more than four days, it is a well-known issue of disagreement among the scholars, and the safest course for him is not to shorten or combine. If his intention is to stay more than four days, he completes the four rak'ahs and does not combine. This is the safest course for him and to avoid the disagreement.
As for if his stay at the farm is four days or less, he shortens and combines if he wishes, and there is no blame on him, and shortening is better. And so on the way before he reaches it, if he prays on the way, he shortens; he prays two rak'ahs, and if he wishes to combine the Dhuhr and Asr on the way, or the Maghrib and Isha, there is no harm, without doubt or hesitation, as indicated by the Sunnah from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The presenter: But, Your Eminence, the farm is his?
The Shaykh: Even if it is his, it is not his home. This is for recreation and leisure. He goes there for leisure. He will not settle there and he will not stay there.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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