Is it permissible for the Muslim Da'i (caller to Islam) to abandon outward acts that are Fard (obligatory) or Sunnah (Prophetic tradition) — such as growing a beard, wearing short trousers (above the ankle), combining prayers (Taqdim or Ta'khir), or shortening them without being on a journey — during a period of discreet Da'wah (inviting to Islam), based on the life of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, in Mecca and practical experience?
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The question encompasses several matters: exempting the beard and wearing clothes above the ankles is a religious obligation that may not be abandoned except in cases of legitimate compulsion. Shortening prayers when not traveling is unanimously forbidden. Combining prayers without a valid excuse is among the grave sins. The abrogated rulings from the Makkan period may not be acted upon.
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