What is the ruling on shortening the prayer between Makkah and Jeddah?
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Question:
Sometimes I go down to Jeddah, so what is the ruling on shortening and combining prayers between Makkah and Jeddah?
Answer:
The Shaykh: The original ruling is that Jeddah is a journey from Makkah; this is the original ruling, and that the distance is 70 kilometers or more. However, I have recently been informed that the buildings have come closer together, and the construction in Makkah has extended, and the construction in Jeddah has extended over a long distance, until the gap between them became small. This requires consideration and reflection. If there is only a small amount between the buildings that is not considered a journey—such as twenty or thirty kilometers—the dispensation is removed, and it becomes what is not a journey due to the closeness of one town to the other. This requires consideration. But if the distance is seventy kilometers or so, or eighty kilometers, then the scattered buildings are of no concern; the scattered buildings are of no concern. The point is the continuous construction, the continuous construction of Makkah, and the continuous construction of Jeddah.
So this is a matter for reflection, and if one exercises caution and does not shorten, that is good, if Allah wills. If one exercises caution and prays four rak'ahs, that is good, if Allah wills.
Sometimes I go down to Jeddah, so what is the ruling on shortening and combining prayers between Makkah and Jeddah?
Answer:
The Shaykh: The original ruling is that Jeddah is a journey from Makkah; this is the original ruling, and that the distance is 70 kilometers or more. However, I have recently been informed that the buildings have come closer together, and the construction in Makkah has extended, and the construction in Jeddah has extended over a long distance, until the gap between them became small. This requires consideration and reflection. If there is only a small amount between the buildings that is not considered a journey—such as twenty or thirty kilometers—the dispensation is removed, and it becomes what is not a journey due to the closeness of one town to the other. This requires consideration. But if the distance is seventy kilometers or so, or eighty kilometers, then the scattered buildings are of no concern; the scattered buildings are of no concern. The point is the continuous construction, the continuous construction of Makkah, and the continuous construction of Jeddah.
So this is a matter for reflection, and if one exercises caution and does not shorten, that is good, if Allah wills. If one exercises caution and prays four rak'ahs, that is good, if Allah wills.
Source
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