Combining prayers for one who shortens them while staying in one place
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If we are in the desert, one hundred kilometers from Riyadh, and we shorten the prayer, may we combine the prayers even though we are staying in our place and there is no hardship that requires combining, but combining is more comfortable for us?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it, but the better course, if they are obedient, is to shorten without combining, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. However, if they combine, it is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the prayers at Tabuk while he was staying there (peace and blessings be upon him), which indicates its permissibility. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If we are in the desert, one hundred kilometers from Riyadh, and we shorten the prayer, may we combine the prayers even though we are staying in our place and there is no hardship that requires combining, but combining is more comfortable for us?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it, but the better course, if they are obedient, is to shorten without combining, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. However, if they combine, it is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the prayers at Tabuk while he was staying there (peace and blessings be upon him), which indicates its permissibility. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/36 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:17:33)
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