Is it permissible for a person to combine two prayers while traveling, knowing that he will arrive before the time for the second prayer begins?
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The questioner : He combined the Dhuhr and Asr prayers while traveling, and he arrived at the town before the time for Asr began.
The Shaykh : Is it obligatory for her to pray Asr, or not?
The questioner : Mazen.
The Shaykh : Because his obligation began, but here is the question: Can it be said that he may combine them while knowing that he will enter the town before Asr? Yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He may do so, but it is better that he not combine them, as long as he knows he will arrive before the time for the second prayer begins, he should not combine them. However, if he does combine them, there is no blame on him, because he is still traveling. Similarly, if he suffers from it when he arrives at the end of the prayer in the last part of the time and wants to pray while traveling and shorten the prayer, we say there is no blame on him. Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it obligatory for her to pray Asr, or not?
The questioner : Mazen.
The Shaykh : Because his obligation began, but here is the question: Can it be said that he may combine them while knowing that he will enter the town before Asr? Yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He may do so, but it is better that he not combine them, as long as he knows he will arrive before the time for the second prayer begins, he should not combine them. However, if he does combine them, there is no blame on him, because he is still traveling. Similarly, if he suffers from it when he arrives at the end of the prayer in the last part of the time and wants to pray while traveling and shorten the prayer, we say there is no blame on him. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 64 - هل يجوز للإنسان أن يجمع صلاتين في السفر وهو يعلم أنه سيصل قبل دخول وقت الثانية؟ قواعد ابن رجب - — youtube.com
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