Is Shortening the Prayers When Traveling Mandatory or Optional?

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Is Shortening the Prayers When Traveling Mandatory or Optional?

In this video answer, Shaykh Abdul-Rahim gives an explanation praying while traveling.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.