Is it better for a traveler who has stayed in a country to pray with the congregation or to combine and shorten the prayer alone?

Question:
May Allah reward you. What is the ruling on the prayer of a traveler who stays in a country for less than four days? Does he pray in the mosque, or does he combine or shorten the prayer?

Answer:
He hears the call to prayer and the mosque is close to him, so he prays with the Muslims and does not pray outside the mosque. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . It was asked: What is the excuse? He said: Fear or illness. The one who hears the call to prayer and is close to the mosque prays in the mosque with the Muslims, even if he is a traveler, and he completes the prayer with them. Yes, and he does not combine the prayers because he is a resident. Yes.