Is it permissible to combine and shorten prayers for one who works in Riyadh and resides in al-Kharj?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh Salih. He says: I work in Riyadh and my residence is in al-Kharj, and I combine and shorten the prayers. What is the Shaykh’s opinion on this?

Answer:
Yes, you combine and shorten while on the road. However, if you are in the town where you work, you pray with the congregation and complete the prayer, and you do not pray alone. But on the road, yes, you shorten and combine. However, what is observed is that al-Kharj and Riyadh are close together today; there is no distance of shortening between them. So consider that there is no distance of shortening between them now, from the end of Riyadh to the beginning of al-Kharj; there is no distance of shortening between them. Yes.