The Ruling on Shortening the Prayer and Combining Prayers on a Land Trip
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The questioner:
Some people go on a land trip for recreation. Is it permissible for them to shorten the prayer and combine prayers if the distance is one hundred kilometers?
The Shaykh:
If they go on a trip for recreation by land, there is no harm in shortening and combining if the distance is eight kilometers or so, or more than that; because this is travel, so there is no harm in shortening and combining if the stay is four days or less. Yes.
The questioner:
But they are combining while sitting, and they have nothing to do.
The Shaykh:
It is better. If the sitting becomes prolonged, it is better to leave off combining. Shortening is the recommended practice (sunnah), and if they combine, there is no blame on them.
Some people go on a land trip for recreation. Is it permissible for them to shorten the prayer and combine prayers if the distance is one hundred kilometers?
The Shaykh:
If they go on a trip for recreation by land, there is no harm in shortening and combining if the distance is eight kilometers or so, or more than that; because this is travel, so there is no harm in shortening and combining if the stay is four days or less. Yes.
The questioner:
But they are combining while sitting, and they have nothing to do.
The Shaykh:
It is better. If the sitting becomes prolonged, it is better to leave off combining. Shortening is the recommended practice (sunnah), and if they combine, there is no blame on them.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٥ — archive.org (20:55)
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