The traveler shortening the prayer behind a resident and dividing the prayer

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: I was traveling and prayed the midday prayer with the congregation,

The Shaykh:
I was.

The questioner:
I was traveling, and I prayed the midday prayer with the congregation. When they stood for the third rak'ah, I sat down and said the closing salam,

The Shaykh:
Many ignorant people do this now; they divide the prayer, leaving the beginning for the midday prayer and the end for the afternoon prayer. It is one prayer, and this is not permissible from two aspects. First, it is not permissible to divide the prayer between two prayers. Second, it is not permissible for a traveler to shorten the prayer behind a resident. One follows the one who completes the prayer. The imam is made to be followed, so it is not permissible for a traveler to shorten the prayer behind a resident.
The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to complete the prayer behind the one who completed it. Therefore, when 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) completed the prayer in Mina during Hajj, they completed it behind him, even though they saw that shortening was permissible. They completed it behind him, and this indicates the permissibility of completing the prayer. One does not neglect his prayer just because shortening is a recommended practice. Shortening is a recommended practice, not obligatory. The obligatory thing is to complete the prayer behind the one who completes it, because he is your imam. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . The Companions completed the prayer behind the one who completed it, and they were travelers.
And when one of them was asked about that, he said, "That is the Sunnah, O my brother. That is the Sunnah." And when a Companion says "that is the Sunnah," he means the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.