The honorable Shaykh, regarding the holiday or the weekend, it is known that it begins after the midday prayer on Wednesday, and people take advantage of it to go out.
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The questioner : Well, honorable Shaykh, regarding the holiday or the weekend, it is known that it begins after the midday prayer on Wednesday, and many people take advantage of it to go out to the open countryside, especially in the spring days. They shorten the prayer because they are travelers in this situation, but some of them stay in a place in the open countryside and also combine the prayers in addition to shortening them. Is it permissible for him to combine?
The Shaykh : Combining, as we have mentioned, is one of the dispensations of travel, but leaving it is better unless there is a need for it. If a person needs it because his travel is serious or because his journey is serious, then it is better than not doing it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, for example, we tell the resident that it is better not to combine, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not combine while he was a resident in Mina, and it is not reported that he combined when he stayed in Makkah in the year of the Conquest; rather, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only shortened the prayer. However, it is permissible for you to combine even if you are a resident not serious in your journey, because the hadith of Abu Juhayfa in the two Sahihs.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of this hadith is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the midday and afternoon prayers while he was a resident, meaning not serious in his journey. He also combined at Tabuk while he was a resident and not serious in his journey. This indicates that combining is one of the dispensations of travel, whether one is serious in the journey or not. However, it is better to leave it unless it is more comfortable for him and he needs it, in which case it is better to do it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The listener, Madi' Mu'ayyad Madi' from al-Kharj al-Sayh, says: As I hope the answer will be broadcast after the sunset prayer and not at ten thirty, because I sleep early.
We tell you, O brother Madi', that the broadcast of the program is after the sunset prayer on the Nida' al-Islam radio, which is the frequency on which the Saudi Arabian radio operates, i.e., the general program. It is also broadcast on the Holy Quran radio at ten thirty, and you may choose between these two times.
The message in our hands now is from the student Ibrahim Ali Aamer from al-Hariq, and it says:
The Shaykh : Combining, as we have mentioned, is one of the dispensations of travel, but leaving it is better unless there is a need for it. If a person needs it because his travel is serious or because his journey is serious, then it is better than not doing it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, for example, we tell the resident that it is better not to combine, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not combine while he was a resident in Mina, and it is not reported that he combined when he stayed in Makkah in the year of the Conquest; rather, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only shortened the prayer. However, it is permissible for you to combine even if you are a resident not serious in your journey, because the hadith of Abu Juhayfa in the two Sahihs
When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to al-Abtah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out of a tent of his, and the peg was set for him, so he prayed the midday prayer two rak'ahs and the afternoon prayer two rak'ahs.
حينما أتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في الأبطح فخرج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من قبة له وركزت له العنزة فصلى الظهر ركعتين والعصر ركعتينThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of this hadith is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the midday and afternoon prayers while he was a resident, meaning not serious in his journey. He also combined at Tabuk while he was a resident and not serious in his journey. This indicates that combining is one of the dispensations of travel, whether one is serious in the journey or not. However, it is better to leave it unless it is more comfortable for him and he needs it, in which case it is better to do it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The listener, Madi' Mu'ayyad Madi' from al-Kharj al-Sayh, says: As I hope the answer will be broadcast after the sunset prayer and not at ten thirty, because I sleep early.
We tell you, O brother Madi', that the broadcast of the program is after the sunset prayer on the Nida' al-Islam radio, which is the frequency on which the Saudi Arabian radio operates, i.e., the general program. It is also broadcast on the Holy Quran radio at ten thirty, and you may choose between these two times.
The message in our hands now is from the student Ibrahim Ali Aamer from al-Hariq, and it says: