The time for beginning to shorten and combine prayers for travel
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Question:
The questioner says: I am Ibrahim from Jeddah. Is it permissible for me to shorten the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, given that my travel will be one hour before I actually depart?
Answer:
Shortening and combining prayers, and breaking the fast in Ramadan, only begin when you leave your town and head toward your journey. As long as you are in your town or in your house, you are not a traveler; you are a resident. Even if you intend to travel, that is not sufficient until you leave the town and set out toward your destination. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
The questioner says: I am Ibrahim from Jeddah. Is it permissible for me to shorten the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, given that my travel will be one hour before I actually depart?
Answer:
Shortening and combining prayers, and breaking the fast in Ramadan, only begin when you leave your town and head toward your journey. As long as you are in your town or in your house, you are not a traveler; you are a resident. Even if you intend to travel, that is not sufficient until you leave the town and set out toward your destination. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/242 — archive.org (10:08)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.