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'''Shortened Prayer''' (Arabic: {{ia|صَلاةُ القَصر}}) or '''Traveller's Prayer''' (Arabic:{{ia|صَلاةُ المُسافِر}}) is a term used as opposite to complete [[prayer]]. Upon certain conditions, it is [[obligatory]] for a | '''Shortened Prayer''' (Arabic: {{ia|صَلاةُ القَصر}}) or '''Traveller's Prayer''' (Arabic:{{ia|صَلاةُ المُسافِر}}) is a term used as opposite to complete [[prayer]]. Upon certain conditions, it is [[obligatory]] for a traveller to shorten four Rak'a prayers and perform them in two Rak'as. Shortening prayer is obligatory for travellers according to [[Imamiyya]]; however, according to other Islamic sects, it is only permissible, not obligatory. | ||
==In the Qur'an and Sunna== | ==In the Qur'an and Sunna== | ||
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==Technical Definition of Traveller in Jurisprudence== | ==Technical Definition of Traveller in Jurisprudence== | ||
According to [[Islamic Jurisprudence]], a Traveller (whose prayer must be shortened) is: | According to [[Islamic Jurisprudence]], a Traveller (whose prayer must be shortened) is: | ||
# a person whose travel exceeds the [[Juridical distance|Shar'i distance]], that is, the covered distance (whether going or going and returning combined) must be at least eight Shar'i | # a person whose travel exceeds the [[Juridical distance|Shar'i distance]], that is, the covered distance (whether going or going and returning combined) must be at least eight Shar'i [[Farsakh|league]]s (approximately forty five kilometers.) | ||
# From the beginning of the trip, the traveller must be aware of covering or exceeding the mentioned distance; and must remain so until reaching the distance. | # From the beginning of the trip, the traveller must be aware of covering or exceeding the mentioned distance; and must remain so until reaching the distance. | ||
# The traveller must not cross his hometown anywhere within the mentioned distance; neither should he remain somewhere ten days or more. | # The traveller must not cross his hometown anywhere within the mentioned distance; neither should he remain somewhere ten days or more. | ||
# The traveller must not travel for [[Haram (forbidden)|Haram]] purposes. | # The traveller must not travel for [[Haram (forbidden)|Haram]] purposes. | ||
# The traveller must not be of nomads who mostly travel. | # The traveller must not be of nomads who mostly travel. | ||
# Travelling must not be | # Travelling must not be one's job. | ||
# The traveller must cross the [[Tarakhkhus Limit]].<ref>Yazdī, ''al-ʿUrwat al-wuthqā'', vol. 3, p. 414-470.</ref> | # The traveller must cross the [[Tarakhkhus Limit]].<ref>Yazdī, ''al-ʿUrwat al-wuthqā'', vol. 3, p. 414-470.</ref> | ||