The ruling on combining and shortening prayers for a traveler who stays for less than four days

Question:
The questioner says: If a traveler settles in a town and his journey is less than four days, is it permissible for him to combine and shorten the prayers?

Answer:
If the traveler is in a town, and there are mosques there and he hears the call to prayer, he prays with the Muslims and completes the prayer, and he does not combine. He prays every prayer in its time with the Muslims and completes the prayer, as long as he hears the call. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
As for the one who stays in a place other than a town, for example, if he stays in the desert for four days or less, he may shorten the prayer. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Mina during the Farewell Pilgrimage for the three days of Tashriq, shortening the prayer and praying every prayer in its time.

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