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Shortening the Prayer While Travelling
Difficulty:Medium
5 minutes
sahih
The Sunnah
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I prayed the noon prayer (Dhuhr) with the Prophet ﷺ in Madinah as four rak‘ahs, and the afternoon prayer (‘Asr) in Dhul-Hulayfah as two rak‘ahs."
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1102
The Science
The concession to shorten the four-unit prayers to two is a mercy easing the burden of worship during travel, allowing the traveller to keep prayer without strain.
How to Practice
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Once you reach the distance of travel and leave your town, you may shorten
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Pray Dhuhr, ‘Asr and ‘Isha as two rak‘ahs each
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Keep Fajr and Maghrib at their normal number of rak‘ahs
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Resume full prayers once you return home
Muslims revived this Sunnah
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