We request clarification and detail regarding some of the rulings for the traveler in prayer, Hajj, and 'Umrah?
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The questioner : I advised them, meaning, to fear Allah, and that these matters lead to disputes and such, and there is no benefit in them, but, glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : To Allah we complain and to Him we return.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah honor you.
The Shaykh : May Allah protect us from the evil of trials.
The questioner : Amen. A group is going for 'Umrah and they are asking the Shaykh, Abu Malik, about travel and residence and such, so they have some issues. So now, my Shaykh, starting with the question: if one descends into Makkah—we know from you that you distinguish—if he intends to reside for a few days, he becomes a resident, but if there are no specific days, his status is that of a traveler. And if the one who specified a few days finds that he must cancel this specification, he returns to being a traveler.
The Shaykh : I am a guest regarding the previous statement you mentioned, and I am keeping it in mind.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : And I say, and his status is that of a resident.
The questioner : And his status is that of a resident.
The Shaykh : Ah, his status is not that of a traveler who is in a hurry, meaning, for example.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A merchant who went from his country to Saudi Arabia.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : To follow up on his commercial business.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he intended to stay for two or three days.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But he is not settled, he is not actually settled, meaning, it is not like me, the first time I was invited to the Sunnah conference in Cairo, and for the first time I was surprised by such grandeur; they put me in a hotel, what is its name there, and a hall and a reception room, and so on, and I was comfortable day and night. I am a resident, I am a resident no matter how many days I intended to stay there.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But one who went to follow up on his business, his commercial business, for example, let us give a clear example.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he estimated that these businesses would end within one, two, or three days, and so on. Despite this intention, as long as his businesses are the businesses of hurried travelers, he is a traveler.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for, the opposite of the example I gave you just now.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So now, those who go for Hajj or 'Umrah, their intention is... because you know that the Messenger, when he went as a pilgrim in the Farewell Pilgrimage, and he knew for certain that he had to stay the four days of Hajj, for example, and before that, days—I no longer remember now, perhaps in the month of Dhul-Hijjah he arrived in Makkah, I no longer remember how many days remained before the eighth day.
The questioner : Without business, yes.
The Shaykh : There were days, meaning.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Before that, yes, so these days were known in the mind of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but the acts of Hajj are acts that involve...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In dealing and going to, and so on, so this addition is necessary.
The questioner : Beautiful, this is new, my Shaykh, I am hearing it.
The Shaykh : I do not know, because every incident has its own story.
The questioner : Good.
The Shaykh : So with this, I think the picture becomes clear.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : To Allah we complain and to Him we return.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah honor you.
The Shaykh : May Allah protect us from the evil of trials.
The questioner : Amen. A group is going for 'Umrah and they are asking the Shaykh, Abu Malik, about travel and residence and such, so they have some issues. So now, my Shaykh, starting with the question: if one descends into Makkah—we know from you that you distinguish—if he intends to reside for a few days, he becomes a resident, but if there are no specific days, his status is that of a traveler. And if the one who specified a few days finds that he must cancel this specification, he returns to being a traveler.
The Shaykh : I am a guest regarding the previous statement you mentioned, and I am keeping it in mind.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : And I say, and his status is that of a resident.
The questioner : And his status is that of a resident.
The Shaykh : Ah, his status is not that of a traveler who is in a hurry, meaning, for example.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A merchant who went from his country to Saudi Arabia.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : To follow up on his commercial business.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he intended to stay for two or three days.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But he is not settled, he is not actually settled, meaning, it is not like me, the first time I was invited to the Sunnah conference in Cairo, and for the first time I was surprised by such grandeur; they put me in a hotel, what is its name there, and a hall and a reception room, and so on, and I was comfortable day and night. I am a resident, I am a resident no matter how many days I intended to stay there.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But one who went to follow up on his business, his commercial business, for example, let us give a clear example.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he estimated that these businesses would end within one, two, or three days, and so on. Despite this intention, as long as his businesses are the businesses of hurried travelers, he is a traveler.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for, the opposite of the example I gave you just now.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So now, those who go for Hajj or 'Umrah, their intention is... because you know that the Messenger, when he went as a pilgrim in the Farewell Pilgrimage, and he knew for certain that he had to stay the four days of Hajj, for example, and before that, days—I no longer remember now, perhaps in the month of Dhul-Hijjah he arrived in Makkah, I no longer remember how many days remained before the eighth day.
The questioner : Without business, yes.
The Shaykh : There were days, meaning.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Before that, yes, so these days were known in the mind of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but the acts of Hajj are acts that involve...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In dealing and going to, and so on, so this addition is necessary.
The questioner : Beautiful, this is new, my Shaykh, I am hearing it.
The Shaykh : I do not know, because every incident has its own story.
The questioner : Good.
The Shaykh : So with this, I think the picture becomes clear.
The questioner: Yes.
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