Ruling on shortening the prayer when a short distance remains to one's town
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Q506: The questioner says: If I am traveling a distance that qualifies for shortening the prayer, and the time for prayer comes in before I arrive, with ten or twenty kilometers remaining, is it permissible for me to shorten and combine the prayers?
A506: As for shortening, it is permissible; because the journey has not ended. As long as you have not entered the town from which you traveled, you remain a traveler until you enter your town, whether twenty kilometers remain, or more, or less, as long as you are outside the town, on your way from the journey. As for combining, there is no need for it. So pray the current prayer and shorten it, and leave the next prayer for its time when you arrive.
A506: As for shortening, it is permissible; because the journey has not ended. As long as you have not entered the town from which you traveled, you remain a traveler until you enter your town, whether twenty kilometers remain, or more, or less, as long as you are outside the town, on your way from the journey. As for combining, there is no need for it. So pray the current prayer and shorten it, and leave the next prayer for its time when you arrive.
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