The Ruling on Combining and Shortening Prayers for a Traveler Who Is Staying
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Question:
Shaykh, if a traveler stays in a town for three days and intends to continue his journey, is he permitted to combine prayers?
Answer:
Yes, if he intends to stay for no more than four days, he may shorten and combine prayers. Or if he intends to stay for an unspecified period and does not know when he will travel, he may shorten and combine, even if the period becomes long, because he did not intend to settle. However, if there is a mosque nearby, he is required to pray with the congregation, respond to the call to prayer, and complete the prayer with them. Yes.
Shaykh, if a traveler stays in a town for three days and intends to continue his journey, is he permitted to combine prayers?
Answer:
Yes, if he intends to stay for no more than four days, he may shorten and combine prayers. Or if he intends to stay for an unspecified period and does not know when he will travel, he may shorten and combine, even if the period becomes long, because he did not intend to settle. However, if there is a mosque nearby, he is required to pray with the congregation, respond to the call to prayer, and complete the prayer with them. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/058 — archive.org (4:00)
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