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separate and independent of each other. Before saying the prayer,
one should say silently, "I intend to perform the missed obligatory
[name of] prayer as a debt to Allah, The Most High."
SHORTENING PRAYER
There are conditions under which one can shorten certain
obligatory prayers.260 If a person travels forty-eight miles or more
from his or her city of residence, the obligatory prayers of four
rak'ahs, the Noon, Afternoon and Night prayers, should be
shortened to two rak'ahs.261 In the case of the Morning and Eve-
ning prayers, the number of rak'ahs remains the same. Under nor-
mal circumstances full prayers are obligatory after eighteen days.
If one's intention is to remain away eighteen days or less, but he
or she is forced to stay longer because of unforeseen circum-
stances, prayers can still be shortened (at the discretion of the wor-
shipper) until returning to the place of permanent residence, enter-
ing the residence of one's wife, or returning to the city from which
one began his or her travels.
one should say silently, "I intend to perform the missed obligatory
[name of] prayer as a debt to Allah, The Most High."
SHORTENING PRAYER
There are conditions under which one can shorten certain
obligatory prayers.260 If a person travels forty-eight miles or more
from his or her city of residence, the obligatory prayers of four
rak'ahs, the Noon, Afternoon and Night prayers, should be
shortened to two rak'ahs.261 In the case of the Morning and Eve-
ning prayers, the number of rak'ahs remains the same. Under nor-
mal circumstances full prayers are obligatory after eighteen days.
If one's intention is to remain away eighteen days or less, but he
or she is forced to stay longer because of unforeseen circum-
stances, prayers can still be shortened (at the discretion of the wor-
shipper) until returning to the place of permanent residence, enter-
ing the residence of one's wife, or returning to the city from which
one began his or her travels.