Works in al-Kharj and lives in Riyadh… Does he combine and shorten the prayer?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man lives in the city of Riyadh and works in al-Kharj. He goes there in the morning and returns at midday. Is it permissible for him to combine and shorten the midday and afternoon prayers?

Answer:
Now, the distance between Riyadh and al-Kharj is no longer the distance for shortening the prayer. The buildings of al-Kharj and the buildings of Riyadh have come close together, and the distance for shortening the prayer no longer remains between them.