Permissibility of combining and shortening prayers before reaching the town by a short distance
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O Shaykh! May Allah reward you! Regarding a traveler who has arrived at the town and caught the Maghrib prayer—for example, thirty kilometers before reaching the town—should he combine the prayers in this case, fearing that if he reaches the town he will be exhausted and unable to pray with the congregation?
Yes;Meaning: If a traveler is approaching his town, with only a short distance remaining, and the time for the Maghrib prayer has arrived, is it permissible to combine the 'Isha' prayer with it?We say: Yes; as long as he has not entered the town, he is a traveler, and he may shorten and combine the prayers.
Yes;Meaning: If a traveler is approaching his town, with only a short distance remaining, and the time for the Maghrib prayer has arrived, is it permissible to combine the 'Isha' prayer with it?We say: Yes; as long as he has not entered the town, he is a traveler, and he may shorten and combine the prayers.