The Traveler's Friday Prayer and Combining the Afternoon Prayer with It

Question:
The questioner says: If a traveler begins his journey before the midday prayer on Friday, how does he reconcile the Friday prayer and the 'Asr prayer? Does he pray the Friday prayer as four rak'ahs or as two?

Answer:
The traveler is not required to pray the Friday prayer. If he attends with the Muslims and prays the Friday prayer, that is better for him, and he does not pray the 'Asr prayer after it. He does not combine the 'Asr prayer with the Friday prayer; rather, he delays it until the time for 'Asr enters, and then he prays it as two rak'ahs. If he does not pray the Friday prayer as a traveler, he does not pray the Friday prayer, because the Friday prayer is not obligatory upon the traveler. It is permissible for him to pray it as the midday prayer, praying it as two rak'ahs and combining the 'Asr prayer with it. But if he attends the Friday prayer, he prays the Friday prayer with the congregation and does not combine the 'Asr prayer with it. Yes.