Combining and shortening the prayer before leaving the town
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If one intends to travel, is it permissible for him to combine and shorten the prayer before he leaves the town?
Answer:
No, one does not begin shortening and combining the prayer until he has left the town. If the time for prayer becomes obligatory while he is inside the town, he must pray the prayer of a resident. If the prayer becomes obligatory after he has left the town, he prays the prayer of a traveler. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If one intends to travel, is it permissible for him to combine and shorten the prayer before he leaves the town?
Answer:
No, one does not begin shortening and combining the prayer until he has left the town. If the time for prayer becomes obligatory while he is inside the town, he must pray the prayer of a resident. If the prayer becomes obligatory after he has left the town, he prays the prayer of a traveler. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين-15-02-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (1:09:01)
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