The Ruling on Combining and Shortening Prayers in the Rites of Pilgrimage

Question:
What is the hawl (lunar year of possession) in the lands of al-Aqabah, so that it was not brought to a mosque or an inner mosque?

Answer:
If we consider that the brothers are sharing with the grandfather, the jihad is five, and if we consider that they are not sharing, the jihad becomes six; this is according to the scholarly disagreement. No, they are for the sake of the rites, for the sake of travel, for the sake of travel; they are not for the sake of the rites. Those who said it is for the sake of the rites are the Hanafis, because the Hanafis do not consider combining to be a primitive practice; rather, they consider combining to be a primitive practice among the Hanafis. Therefore, they interpreted the action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) as being for the sake of the rites, his action in Muzdalifah and at 'Arafah and in Mina, meaning in Muzdalifah and in... Did you understand, is it combining or shortening? Shortening is a dispensation that has no place in the rites; this is for the sake of travel. But combining at 'Arafah and in Muzdalifah, the Hanafis said it is for the sake of the rites, while the majority hold that it is for the sake of travel. As for shortening, it has no place in the rites; it is definitely for the sake of travel.