A question concerning the combining of prayers.

The questioner : ... ... .

The Shaykh : If the shift is large enough that it takes up most of the day, then it is permissible. However, if the shift is not like that—meaning it can be completed in a few hours in the morning—then if they are truly believers, they must make arrangements for the prayer so that it does not fall during the "baton" shift. They should calculate it: if the shift is, for example, four hours, they start at seven and finish at eleven. But if the shift is broad... large, then the way out in this case is the hadith of Ibn Abbas. He said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, and the Maghrib and Isha' prayers, in Medina, without fear or rain." They asked: "What did he intend by that, O Ibn Abbas?" He said: "He intended not to cause hardship for his Ummah." So wherever there is hardship in staying for the prayer, combining is allowed; therefore, this distinction is necessary. It is not for one to throw himself into hardship and then say: "I am unable to..."
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The questioner : ...without fear or rain... is it permissible to combine in the rain... in hardship?

The Shaykh: Of course.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, that is a legitimate legal cause for combining.

The questioner : Because there is no other text regarding combining...

The Shaykh: Yes.

Another questioner : ... ... .

The Shaykh : I did not understand your first statement.
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