The Ruling on Combining and Shortening Prayers for a Traveler in the Same Location

The questioner:
This brother Badr says: I shortened the 'Asr prayer with the Zuhr prayer while I was in the same location and did not travel. Do I owe anything?

The Shaykh:
Did you shorten it or combine it?

The questioner:
He says he shortened the 'Asr prayer with the Zuhr prayer.

The Shaykh:
Meaning, he combined the 'Asr prayer with the Zuhr prayer.

The questioner:
Correct.

The Shaykh:
And he shortened it, meaning to two rak'ahs.

The questioner:
Two rak'ahs, two rak'ahs. Was he a traveler and did he reach another town, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh:
If he is a traveler and has not reached his destination, he shortens and combines; he shortens and combines if he is on the move. But if he has stopped, he shortens but does not combine; rather, he prays each prayer in its own time. And if he reaches his destination, the time for shortening and combining ends, so he prays each prayer in its proper time, completely, and in congregation in the mosque. Yes.

The presenter:
Yes,