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==The Rulings of Shortened Prayer== | ==The Rulings of Shortened Prayer== | ||
* Any traveller with the abovementioned conditions must perform four Rak'a prayers in two Rak'as; thus, the ruling of shortening prayer does not apply in [[Fajr prayer]] (which is two Rak'as by itself) and [[Maghrib Prayer|Maghrib]] (which is three Rak'as). | * Any traveller with the abovementioned conditions must perform four Rak'a prayers in two Rak'as; thus, the ruling of shortening prayer does not apply in [[Fajr prayer]] (which is two Rak'as by itself) and [[Maghrib Prayer|Maghrib]] (which is three Rak'as). | ||
* During the time span for one prayer, like from noon to sunset for noon prayer, if a traveller performs his noon prayer in shortened form | * During the time span for one prayer, like from noon to sunset for noon prayer, if a traveller performs his noon prayer in shortened form and then arrives in his [[hometown]] before sunset, he is not required to redo the noon prayer in complete form; however, if he has not performed the noon prayer any time before arrival, he must perform it in complete form after arrival. | ||
* The [[Qada' Prayer|Qada']] (making up missed prayers) of a shortened prayer must be performed in shortened form. | * The [[Qada' Prayer|Qada']] (making up missed prayers) of a shortened prayer must be performed in shortened form. | ||
==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 [[Farsakh|league]]s (approximately forty five | # 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 kilometres.) | ||
# 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. | ||
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==The Reason Behind Shortening Prayer in Travel== | ==The Reason Behind Shortening Prayer in Travel== | ||
Islamic practical laws are based on real good and evil, which are sometimes explained, and sometimes remain hidden | Islamic practical laws are based on real good and evil, which are sometimes explained, and sometimes remain hidden. In some narrations, the shortening of traveller's prayer (and breaking a traveller's fast) have been regarded as a gift and remission from God, because of different conditions, exhaustion and busyness during travels.<ref>Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī, ''Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa'', vol. 8, p. 520, Ḥadīth 11337.</ref> It has been stated in a narration by [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] from the [[Holy Prophet (s)]]: | ||
:::"Allah has bestowed a gift upon me and my nation, which has not been given to other nations …, breaking fast and shortening prayer in travel; | :::"Allah has bestowed a gift upon me and my nation, which has not been given to other nations …, breaking fast and shortening prayer in travel; therefore, whoever does not comply, has rejected Allah's gift."<ref>Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī, ''Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa'', vol. 8, p. 520, Ḥadīth 11336.</ref> | ||
==Islamic Jurisprudential Schools== | ==Islamic Jurisprudential Schools== | ||
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[[Category:Prayer]] | [[Category:Prayer]] | ||
[[Category:Fiqh terminology]] | [[Category:Fiqh terminology]] | ||
[[Category:Rulings of Prayer]] | |||