Is it permissible for a traveler from Makkah after Maghrib to combine 'Isha' with it before his departure?
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The questioner:
He says: I stayed in Makkah for six days, and tomorrow, if Allah wills, I will travel to al-Madinah, and I will depart from there after the Maghrib prayer. Is it permissible for me to combine 'Isha' with Maghrib?
The Shaykh:
Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
He says: I stayed in Makkah for six days, and tomorrow, if Allah wills, I will go to al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, and I will depart from there after the Maghrib prayer. Is it permissible for me to combine the Maghrib prayer with 'Isha' in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah?
The Shaykh:
If you intended to stay in Makkah for six days, then the state of travel is broken and you have become a resident, so you must complete the prayer by praying each prayer in its time, because you have become a resident. If you resolve to travel, you do not combine the upcoming prayer with the current one; combining the traveler's prayer with the resident's prayer is what is valid, but combining the resident's prayer with the traveler's prayer is not valid. However, if you did not intend a specific duration of stay in Makkah and you do not know which day you will travel, then you may combine, because you are still under the rulings of travel.
He says: I stayed in Makkah for six days, and tomorrow, if Allah wills, I will travel to al-Madinah, and I will depart from there after the Maghrib prayer. Is it permissible for me to combine 'Isha' with Maghrib?
The Shaykh:
Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
He says: I stayed in Makkah for six days, and tomorrow, if Allah wills, I will go to al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, and I will depart from there after the Maghrib prayer. Is it permissible for me to combine the Maghrib prayer with 'Isha' in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah?
The Shaykh:
If you intended to stay in Makkah for six days, then the state of travel is broken and you have become a resident, so you must complete the prayer by praying each prayer in its time, because you have become a resident. If you resolve to travel, you do not combine the upcoming prayer with the current one; combining the traveler's prayer with the resident's prayer is what is valid, but combining the resident's prayer with the traveler's prayer is not valid. However, if you did not intend a specific duration of stay in Makkah and you do not know which day you will travel, then you may combine, because you are still under the rulings of travel.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمسافر من مكة بعد المغرب، أن يجمع معها العشاء قبل سفره؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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