Is the prayer shortened and combined when traveling?

Question : Is the prayer shortened or combined?

Answer : As for his question about shortening and combining, he likely means shortening and combining while traveling.
The answer to that is that shortening the prayer while traveling is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah), to the extent that some scholars have said it is obligatory. It remains valid for the traveler from the moment he leaves his town as a traveler until he returns to it. As for combining prayers, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for one who is in a state of continuous travel, meaning one who is walking along his path. As for one who is staying in a place, combining is not recommended for him, but if he does combine, there is no blame on him. Let him know that this ruling applies to the traveler if he is not in a town where the call to prayer (adhan) is heard. If he is in a town where the adhan is heard, he must pray with the Muslim congregation, because the general texts indicating the obligation of congregational prayer include the traveler and others.