Ruling on one who combines the midday and afternoon prayers during his journey and then enters his town before the time for the afternoon prayer
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If I am traveling and the time for the midday prayer enters, am I permitted to combine the midday and afternoon prayers by advancing the afternoon prayer, given that I will enter the town before the time for the afternoon prayer begins?
Yes, there is no blame on you.Meaning: If a person is approaching his town and the time for the midday prayer enters, he may combine the afternoon prayer with it; because he is still traveling. However, it is better, if he knows or it is most likely that he will reach his town before the time for the afternoon prayer enters, that he not combine them; because there is no need for that. But if he does combine them, there is no blame on him.
The questioner: But if he combines them and then reaches the town, does he have to pray the afternoon prayer again?
The Shaykh: No.
He has performed the obligatory prayer and it is finished.
Yes, there is no blame on you.Meaning: If a person is approaching his town and the time for the midday prayer enters, he may combine the afternoon prayer with it; because he is still traveling. However, it is better, if he knows or it is most likely that he will reach his town before the time for the afternoon prayer enters, that he not combine them; because there is no need for that. But if he does combine them, there is no blame on him.
The questioner: But if he combines them and then reaches the town, does he have to pray the afternoon prayer again?
The Shaykh: No.
He has performed the obligatory prayer and it is finished.