Combining the two prayers before leaving the town for travel
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: If I am going to travel, for example, after the midday prayer, and I combine the midday prayer with the afternoon prayer as a shortening, even though I have not yet left the area, is there any harm in that?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to combine the prayers while you have not yet started your journey. You are in your house, but you are preparing for travel or intending to travel. You have not yet traveled until you leave the town. Once you leave the town, the journey begins. As long as you are in the town or in your house, you are not considered a traveler, even if you intend to travel and are heading out. You are still a resident. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: If I am going to travel, for example, after the midday prayer, and I combine the midday prayer with the afternoon prayer as a shortening, even though I have not yet left the area, is there any harm in that?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to combine the prayers while you have not yet started your journey. You are in your house, but you are preparing for travel or intending to travel. You have not yet traveled until you leave the town. Once you leave the town, the journey begins. As long as you are in the town or in your house, you are not considered a traveler, even if you intend to travel and are heading out. You are still a resident. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-47-منهج أهل السنة والجماعة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:20)
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