Rulings on combining and shortening prayers for the traveler?
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Question:
I want to travel to my family on Thursday after the Zuhr prayer. If I pray Zuhr, may I combine and shorten the 'Asr prayer immediately, since I intend to travel after Zuhr that day?
Answer:
If you are residing in Makkah for many days, it is not permissible for you to combine prayers until you leave Makkah. As long as you are in Makkah, you are a resident, so you do not combine or shorten; you complete the prayer and do not combine the two prayers because you are a resident. However, if your stay is brief, meaning less than four days, it is permissible for you to combine and it is permissible for you to shorten, because the rulings of travel have not been lifted for you. Yes.
I want to travel to my family on Thursday after the Zuhr prayer. If I pray Zuhr, may I combine and shorten the 'Asr prayer immediately, since I intend to travel after Zuhr that day?
Answer:
If you are residing in Makkah for many days, it is not permissible for you to combine prayers until you leave Makkah. As long as you are in Makkah, you are a resident, so you do not combine or shorten; you complete the prayer and do not combine the two prayers because you are a resident. However, if your stay is brief, meaning less than four days, it is permissible for you to combine and it is permissible for you to shorten, because the rulings of travel have not been lifted for you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أحكام الجمع والقصر للمسافر؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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