Travel Transgression: Tefillat HaDerech
Question
Dear Rabbi,
If I child takes his parent’s car without permission and against the orders of his parents (thereby constituting theft), and then he drives it far enough that t’filat haderech must be recited, is he still required to recite t’filat haderech? Is there any vainness to this blessing since his travel itself is sinful?
How about one who drives such a distance on Shabbat. Do they recite t’filat haderech, even though they are traveling in sin?