If a traveler arrives at the city he intends to visit during the time of 'Isha' and has not prayed Maghrib in its time, but rather delayed it until the time of 'Isha', is it obligatory for him to
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The questioner : He says: If he arrives at the city he intends to visit, for example, during the time of the 'Isha' prayer and has not prayed Maghrib in its time, but rather delayed it until the time of 'Isha', is it obligatory for him to pray both at the beginning of the time of 'Isha' due to the length of his stay, or is there no harm in delaying them, even until the end of the time of 'Isha'? And regarding the prayer of 'Isha', does he pray it shortened with the combination or complete it with the combination if his stay is long?
The Shaykh : As long as the country he has arrived in is not their country.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, it is another country he traveled to to fulfill a need, and then he will return to his country. So if he arrives at the country during the time of Maghrib, he may delay it and pray it with 'Isha'. He prays it with 'Isha' as a combination and shortens 'Isha' to two rak'ahs because he is a traveler, even if he is in the country he arrived in, or even if he has arrived at the country he intends, as long as his intention is to return to his country when his need is fulfilled. However, what we see is that if he is in a country where the congregation is established and the adhan is heard, it is obligatory for him to go to the mosque and pray with the people. In that case, he must complete the prayer, because one who follows an imam who completes the prayer while he is a traveler must complete it following his imam, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 635 And because Ibn 'Abbas was asked about this and said, "That is the sunnah," meaning the completion of the traveler behind one who prays four rak'ahs. Yes.
The Shaykh : As long as the country he has arrived in is not their country.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, it is another country he traveled to to fulfill a need, and then he will return to his country. So if he arrives at the country during the time of Maghrib, he may delay it and pray it with 'Isha'. He prays it with 'Isha' as a combination and shortens 'Isha' to two rak'ahs because he is a traveler, even if he is in the country he arrived in, or even if he has arrived at the country he intends, as long as his intention is to return to his country when his need is fulfilled. However, what we see is that if he is in a country where the congregation is established and the adhan is heard, it is obligatory for him to go to the mosque and pray with the people. In that case, he must complete the prayer, because one who follows an imam who completes the prayer while he is a traveler must complete it following his imam, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)