Is it permissible for the people of Makkah to shorten the prayer at 'Arafah and Mina during the days of Hajj?

Question : May Allah reward you. What is the Sunnah for the people of Makkah during the days of Hajj: shortening the prayer at Mina or completing it?

Answer : We hold that Mina has now become like one of the districts of Makkah. Therefore, they are not in the ruling of travelers. At 'Arafah, there is no harm; if they are pilgrims, they may combine and shorten the prayer. At Muzdalifah, it is the same. As for Mina, I think it is more cautious not to do so. This is what I said, and it is the well-known position among the scholars of the schools of jurisprudence who hold that the reason for shortening and combining prayers during Hajj is travel, such as the school of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), which is the well-known position among his followers, and likewise, I think, the well-known position among the followers of al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on them). Accordingly, they should not combine. Of course, they should not combine; not everyone combines in Mina, and they should not shorten in Mina. Yes.