Combining prayers while traveling for one who stays during his journey
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Question:
The questioner asks: If someone argues for combining prayers while traveling, even if he stays for a period during his trip, and argues that the reason for shortening the prayer is the same as the reason for combining them, is it permissible to rebuke him, O Shaykh?
Answer:
The Prophet’s action indicates only that it is preferable. We said that if one combines, there is no harm, but it is only a matter of preference. Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah there is a good example. It is only a matter of preference. We said that if people combine, there is no harm.
The questioner asks: If someone argues for combining prayers while traveling, even if he stays for a period during his trip, and argues that the reason for shortening the prayer is the same as the reason for combining them, is it permissible to rebuke him, O Shaykh?
Answer:
The Prophet’s action indicates only that it is preferable. We said that if one combines, there is no harm, but it is only a matter of preference. Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah there is a good example. It is only a matter of preference. We said that if people combine, there is no harm.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٤ — archive.org (52:48)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.