What is preferable for a traveler if he finds a congregation?
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Question:
He says: If a traveler is present for the congregational prayer, which is preferable for him: to pray with that congregation a complete prayer, or to pray alone as a traveler?
Answer:
If he is alone and has no one with him, it is obligatory for him to pray with the congregation, praying four rak'ahs, and not to pray alone; because the congregation is obligatory, and shortening the prayer is a recommended practice, and one does not leave an obligatory act for the sake of a recommended practice. Rather, he prays with the congregation and completes it with four rak'ahs. However, if they are a group of two or more, they have the choice: if they wish, they may pray alone, shortening the prayer, and if they wish, they may pray with the congregation, completing it with four rak'ahs. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
He says: If a traveler is present for the congregational prayer, which is preferable for him: to pray with that congregation a complete prayer, or to pray alone as a traveler?
Answer:
If he is alone and has no one with him, it is obligatory for him to pray with the congregation, praying four rak'ahs, and not to pray alone; because the congregation is obligatory, and shortening the prayer is a recommended practice, and one does not leave an obligatory act for the sake of a recommended practice. Rather, he prays with the congregation and completes it with four rak'ahs. However, if they are a group of two or more, they have the choice: if they wish, they may pray alone, shortening the prayer, and if they wish, they may pray with the congregation, completing it with four rak'ahs. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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