Does the pilgrim performing Hajj alone and residing in Makkah shorten the prayer?
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Question:
Is it valid for a resident of Makkah al-Mukarramah who enters the state of ihram for Hajj alone to shorten the prayer in Mina before going to 'Arafah on the two days? Please give us a ruling, may you be rewarded, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived on the morning of the fourth of Dhu al-Hijjah and continued to shorten the prayer, he and his Companions, until he returned to al-Madinah. So, whoever arrives on the fourth day or after it, it is permissible for him to shorten the prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and he also shortens it in the sacred sites: in Mina, 'Arafah, and Muzdalifah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did.
And whoever is before that, meaning he arrives in the first of Dhu al-Hijjah or before that, the majority of the scholars hold that he completes the prayer; because the original ruling for residents is completion, this is the original ruling, and the departure from that is according to what was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him). So, in what is like what was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him), the pilgrim and the traveler shorten, and what exceeds that, the original ruling for residents is completion. Indeed, the Muslim is between travel and residence, so the traveler is the one who travels, and the resident is the one who completes the prayer.
The point is that if the residence is more than four days—intending to reside for more than four days—before Hajj, he completes the prayer, and likewise in every journey, if he resides for a period he has intended to be more than four days, he completes it. This is the opinion of most of the scholars, taking it from the Farewell Pilgrimage. As for if his residence does not involve an intention for a specific number of days: he may not know if he will depart today, or tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, he only came to the town for a need and does not know when it will end; then he shortens for the duration of his residence, even if it is long, because he does not have a specific residence in any town. As for the one who came for Hajj before the fourth day, this is, according to most of the scholars, that he completes the prayer, and if he came on the fourth day or after it, he shortens as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shortened. And after that, if he travels after Hajj, he remains in the state of shortening and his travel, and if he intends to reside for more than four days after that, he completes the prayer.
Is it valid for a resident of Makkah al-Mukarramah who enters the state of ihram for Hajj alone to shorten the prayer in Mina before going to 'Arafah on the two days? Please give us a ruling, may you be rewarded, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived on the morning of the fourth of Dhu al-Hijjah and continued to shorten the prayer, he and his Companions, until he returned to al-Madinah. So, whoever arrives on the fourth day or after it, it is permissible for him to shorten the prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and he also shortens it in the sacred sites: in Mina, 'Arafah, and Muzdalifah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did.
And whoever is before that, meaning he arrives in the first of Dhu al-Hijjah or before that, the majority of the scholars hold that he completes the prayer; because the original ruling for residents is completion, this is the original ruling, and the departure from that is according to what was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him). So, in what is like what was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him), the pilgrim and the traveler shorten, and what exceeds that, the original ruling for residents is completion. Indeed, the Muslim is between travel and residence, so the traveler is the one who travels, and the resident is the one who completes the prayer.
The point is that if the residence is more than four days—intending to reside for more than four days—before Hajj, he completes the prayer, and likewise in every journey, if he resides for a period he has intended to be more than four days, he completes it. This is the opinion of most of the scholars, taking it from the Farewell Pilgrimage. As for if his residence does not involve an intention for a specific number of days: he may not know if he will depart today, or tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, he only came to the town for a need and does not know when it will end; then he shortens for the duration of his residence, even if it is long, because he does not have a specific residence in any town. As for the one who came for Hajj before the fourth day, this is, according to most of the scholars, that he completes the prayer, and if he came on the fourth day or after it, he shortens as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shortened. And after that, if he travels after Hajj, he remains in the state of shortening and his travel, and if he intends to reside for more than four days after that, he completes the prayer.
Source
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