Prayer of those who are waiting to depart or just arriving
Question: 92
What is the verdict in performing two salaat (prayers) together (jam’a) and shortening the
prayer (qasr) at the airport for those who are waiting to fly or those who have just
disembarked from an arriving plane?
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
If the airport, sea-port or railway station are within the outskirts of the traveler’s home-town, or even
linked to his/her home-town by contiguous dwellings or buildings, no license to shorten prayers is
allowed, since he/she would not be considered to have departed the dwelling or town. Once the
plane, ship, or train has traveled away from all housing and buildings, only then is he/she allowed to
shorten and/or perform together two prayers. If the airport, harbor, or train station is outside the
home town, a traveler is allowed to utilize the license to shorten and combine two prayers together
based on the fact that he or she in this case has departed from his/her city and has already
commenced on his/her journey.
Source:
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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