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Topic: Combining+Shortening Salaah
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 AbuAbdir-Razzaq
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Abu abdir Razzaaq Amjad ibn Ayub
(United Kingdom)
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Posts: 66
Joined: Aug 2008
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Combining and Shortening the Salaah
Author: Imaam Abdul Azeez Ibn Baaz
(may Allah have mercy upon him)
Source: Tahaarah wa Salaah Pg 227
Translator: Abu Anisa Abdul Hakeem
Q: Some people (are under) the notion that combining and
shortening the salaah (prayer) together is an obligation. (They
would say) there is no combining without shortening or no
shortening without combining; therefore, what is your opinion in
this matter? Is it better for the traveler to shorten without
combining or combine without shortening?
A: Allah has legislated for (the traveler) to shorten his prayer.
It is permissible for him to combine, but not an obligation. What
is binding upon him is to shorten and not to combine.
To leave off combining is better if the traveler is going to reside
(in a place) without departing. As the Messenger of Allah
(sallAllaahu alaihi wa sallam) did at Mina (during the Hajjatul
Wadaaıa).
Verily, he (sallAllaahu alaihi wa sallam) shortened his prayer
without combining them, but he (sallAllaahu alaihi wa sallam) did
shorten and combine (his prayer) in Guzwah Tabook. This demonstrates the broadness in the issue. The Messenger
(sallAllaahu alaihi wa sallam) use to shorten and combine (his
salaat) when he was abroad, not residing in a specific place.
As for the combining, it is a broad issue. It is permissible for the
sick person and also permissible for the Muslims in their masaajid
at the time of rain to combine between Magrib and Isha, Dhuhr
and Asr. However, it is not permissible for them to shorten (the
prayer) because shortening the prayer is specifically for the
traveler only.
Abdullah b.Umar May Allah be pleased with them both said:
'Every bidah(religious innovation) is misguidance, even if people think it is good.'
Al-Lalikaii in Sharh Usıl Iıtiqıd Ahl Al-Sunnah wa Al-Jama'ah Vol 1. P134, no.111
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| AbuShereen
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Abu Shereen Rasheed bin Fred Abdullah
(California)
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As salaamu alaikum,
Barakallahu feek, I would like more clarity on the issue of being a traveller. I don't know if it is shaytaan or my ignorance on the issue, but I cannot determine whether or not I'm a traveller. I've read the fatawa by Shaykh Uthaymeen and others and I know that it is not a specific distance, but it is what is considered travel by the people. Where I live it is normal to commute 50 miles (80 kilometers) or more to and from work every day, and I commute 79 miles (127 kilometers) to and from work every day. I never leave the house with the intentions of travelling so I do the full prayers at work and other than work.
How can I rid my heart of doubt and know when I am a traveller and when I'm not a traveller?
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25-10-2008 @ 11:45 PM
27-10-2008 @ 12:56 AM