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Answers: 73Prayer of the Traveler
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Is it permissible for a woman who is travelling to put Zuhr and ‘Asr together on a Friday?
- 22,439
He has two houses in different cities; can he shorten his prayers when he goes to one of them, or must he offer the prayers in full?
- 37,475
The traveller has to offer the prayer in full if he prays behind an imam who is offering it in full
- 9,105
He travels for the purpose of study and comes back at the weekend; can he shorten his prayers?
- 14,455
Is it permissible for one who is in prison to shorten his prayers and put them together?
If a traveller decides to return part way through his journey, can he still shorten his prayers on his way back?
Based on the above: You made a mistake by shortening your prayers during your return journey. What you should have done was offer the prayers in full, because the distance from the place where you decided to return to your city was not equal to the distance at which it becomes permissible to shorten prayers. And you have to repeat that prayer. And Allah knows best.16,913- 30,559
If a person is always travelling, can he avail himself of the concessions of travel?
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He lives and works in the city of Raabigh, and he travels to visit his family in at-Taa’if at the weekend; can he avail himself of the concessions of travel?
- 36,728
He is going to work on a cruise ship and is asking how he can pray when he is always travelling
Is Shortening Prayers while Travelling Sunnah?
Shortening the prayers when travelling is a confirmed Sunnah that one should not forsake, according to the consensus of the imams (leading scholars).159,765
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