The Ruling on Combining and Shortening Prayers for a Female Traveler
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The questioner:
Questions from some women: If I am traveling from Buraydah to Riyadh and intend to delay the Dhuhr prayer to combine it with Asr, and I arrive in Riyadh about half an hour before the Asr prayer, do I pray Dhuhr and Asr combined and shortened at that time, or do I wait until the Asr adhan?
The Shaykh:
If she is a traveler, she prays Dhuhr and Asr together, shortened, if she is still a traveler when she arrives in Riyadh. She is considered a resident in Riyadh if she stays for four days or less if she is a traveler. However, if she is a resident of Riyadh, or intends to reside in Riyadh, and she prays on the way, she combines them. But if she did not pray until she arrived, she prays four rak'ahs and does not combine. But if there is a short time here and the Asr adhan is called, if she is a traveler, there is no harm. And if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is to reside in Riyadh—she is the traveler who came to reside with her husband or her family in Riyadh—then she prays four rak'ahs and delays Asr until its time enters. There is weakness in this. Rather, the exit is when he exits the place of relieving himself, according to the hadith of Aisha.
Questions from some women: If I am traveling from Buraydah to Riyadh and intend to delay the Dhuhr prayer to combine it with Asr, and I arrive in Riyadh about half an hour before the Asr prayer, do I pray Dhuhr and Asr combined and shortened at that time, or do I wait until the Asr adhan?
The Shaykh:
If she is a traveler, she prays Dhuhr and Asr together, shortened, if she is still a traveler when she arrives in Riyadh. She is considered a resident in Riyadh if she stays for four days or less if she is a traveler. However, if she is a resident of Riyadh, or intends to reside in Riyadh, and she prays on the way, she combines them. But if she did not pray until she arrived, she prays four rak'ahs and does not combine. But if there is a short time here and the Asr adhan is called, if she is a traveler, there is no harm. And if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is to reside in Riyadh—she is the traveler who came to reside with her husband or her family in Riyadh—then she prays four rak'ahs and delays Asr until its time enters. There is weakness in this. Rather, the exit is when he exits the place of relieving himself, according to the hadith of Aisha.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب آداب قضاء الحاجة — islamhouse.com (15:54)
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