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?
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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