Shortening and Combining Prayers for the Traveler
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, my workplace is ninety-six kilometers from my home. I commute daily from my home, meaning I travel ninety-six kilometers there and ninety-six kilometers back. Am I entitled to combine and shorten the Dhuhr and 'Asr prayers at my workplace?
Answer:
Yes, as long as you return on the same day, you are more entitled to the dispensation. You may shorten the prayer at your workplace or on the way there and back. However, you must know that the distance does not begin until you have passed the inhabited area of the town. If the distance is eighty kilometers or more, starting from outside the town, then there is no harm in that. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, my workplace is ninety-six kilometers from my home. I commute daily from my home, meaning I travel ninety-six kilometers there and ninety-six kilometers back. Am I entitled to combine and shorten the Dhuhr and 'Asr prayers at my workplace?
Answer:
Yes, as long as you return on the same day, you are more entitled to the dispensation. You may shorten the prayer at your workplace or on the way there and back. However, you must know that the distance does not begin until you have passed the inhabited area of the town. If the distance is eighty kilometers or more, starting from outside the town, then there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/280 — archive.org (3:59)
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