The Ruling on Combining and Shortening Prayers for a Daily Traveler

Question:
We are receiving a call from al-Qassim. The listener and viewer, Sa'd, please go ahead. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you safe. It is the beginning. Yes. Yes, Assistant, give us your question. I would like to ask about combining prayers. I have a distance of one hundred kilometers, two hundred kilometers daily; I go and come back in the morning for Fajr, or I do not return until four o'clock. Am I allowed to combine 'Asr with Zuhr? Is there another question? Welcome, may Allah reward you. Thank you, Sa'd. You will hear the answer, if Allah wills, via television. Please, Shaykh. He asks about combining prayers: one hundred kilometers going, one hundred kilometers, and one hundred kilometers coming back, and he stays until about four in the afternoon?

Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with him shortening the prayer and combining the two prayers, unless he has a mosque congregation and a group who are praying, in which case he prays with them and completes the prayer. But if he prays alone or with people who are traveling, he shortens the prayer both going and returning. Also, his short stay at work does not prevent shortening, but as we mentioned, if he has a mosque and a congregation with whom he prays, he completes the prayer. Yes.