The ruling on shortening the prayer before traveling

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. What is the ruling on a traveler shortening the prayer if the time enters immediately before he travels? Does he shorten it or complete the prayer?

Answer:
This is before he begins his journey, and he is in his hometown. He does not shorten it; he prays the prayer of the present time in his hometown exactly as usual, and he does not combine it with the prayer that follows, because he is still a resident. However, if he is in the midst of his journey, and the time for the first prayer enters before he departs, he combines them by advancing the later prayer, praying Zuhr and 'Asr combined by advancing. And if the time for the first prayer enters while he is in the process of traveling, he delays the first prayer and combines it with the second by delaying. This is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.