If a man is traveling and the time for the midday prayer enters, and he intends to combine the midday and afternoon prayers by delaying them, but then he arrives at his town before the end of the time for the midday prayer, does he...
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The questioner : If I am traveling and the time for the midday prayer arrives before I reach my destination, and I intend to combine the midday prayer with the afternoon prayer, but then I arrive at my town before the end of the time for the midday prayer, do I pray the midday prayer immediately upon my arrival, or do I wait for the afternoon prayer?
The Shaykh : We say that if the traveler intends to combine the prayers by delaying them, but he arrives at his town before the time for the first prayer has ended.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The reason that necessitates the combination, which is travel, has ended. Therefore, it is obligatory for him to pray the first prayer in its time and wait until the time for the second prayer arrives, then he prays it in its time. Likewise, it is not permissible for him to shorten the prayer in this situation. In the example given in the question, if he arrives at his town before the end of the time for the midday prayer, it is obligatory for him to pray the midday prayer in its time as four rak'ahs, then wait until the time for the afternoon prayer arrives and pray it as four rak'ahs, due to the removal of the cause that permits shortening.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : We say that if the traveler intends to combine the prayers by delaying them, but he arrives at his town before the time for the first prayer has ended.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The reason that necessitates the combination, which is travel, has ended. Therefore, it is obligatory for him to pray the first prayer in its time and wait until the time for the second prayer arrives, then he prays it in its time. Likewise, it is not permissible for him to shorten the prayer in this situation. In the example given in the question, if he arrives at his town before the end of the time for the midday prayer, it is obligatory for him to pray the midday prayer in its time as four rak'ahs, then wait until the time for the afternoon prayer arrives and pray it as four rak'ahs, due to the removal of the cause that permits shortening.
The questioner : Yes.