Combining and shortening prayers for one who intends to travel after the time for prayer has entered while he is in his hometown
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, it was mentioned in a narration from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) with a sound chain that he said: If the sun has declined before he departs, he prays the [Qur'an] and 'Asr, then he departs. Can this be used as evidence that one who intends to travel after the time for the [Qur'an] prayer has entered is permitted to combine the 'Asr prayer with [the previous one]?
The Shaykh:
The advancing.
The questioner:
To the extent.
The Shaykh:
Then it helps you, and if it is
The questioner:
that he shortens the two prayers or he descends.
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do this while he was on the road, not while he was in the city. He did it while he was on the road. So a person who is in his hometown is a resident. Even if he is intending to travel, or is moving with his luggage, or is traveling within the town heading toward his journey, his ruling is the ruling of residents. He prays completely and prays in its time. He does not shorten the prayers or combine them except for what becomes obligatory for him after he leaves the town.
Honorable Shaykh, it was mentioned in a narration from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) with a sound chain that he said: If the sun has declined before he departs, he prays the [Qur'an] and 'Asr, then he departs. Can this be used as evidence that one who intends to travel after the time for the [Qur'an] prayer has entered is permitted to combine the 'Asr prayer with [the previous one]?
The Shaykh:
The advancing.
The questioner:
To the extent.
The Shaykh:
Then it helps you, and if it is
The questioner:
that he shortens the two prayers or he descends.
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do this while he was on the road, not while he was in the city. He did it while he was on the road. So a person who is in his hometown is a resident. Even if he is intending to travel, or is moving with his luggage, or is traveling within the town heading toward his journey, his ruling is the ruling of residents. He prays completely and prays in its time. He does not shorten the prayers or combine them except for what becomes obligatory for him after he leaves the town.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب صلاة المسافر والمريض — islamhouse.com (59:04)
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