Ruling on Combining Two Prayers (Zuhr and 'Asr) Due to Hardship
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[Ruling on Combining Two Prayers (Zuhr and 'Asr) Due to Hardship]
Is it permissible for a man who works in a village approximately (200 km) away, which he visits daily, to combine the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers if he is unable to pray, meaning: he gets tired if he tries to wake up from sleep for the 'Asr prayer?
There is nothing wrong with that,This is a person who says: He works in a village far from his hometown, and he arrives tired after the midday prayer, fearing that he will not be able to get up for the 'Asr prayer or that it will be a great hardship for him. So, should he combine 'Asr with Zuhr and sleep until Maghrib?Answer: Yes, he may do so, because combining is broader than shortening. Shortening has only one cause, which is travel. As for combining, its cause is limited but not counted; it is hardship. Whenever hardship exists, combine. In fact, combining is permissible for something even less than this. If you fear that you will miss the congregation, combine. For this reason, people combine in the town on rainy days. Why? Because if they did not combine, they would miss the congregation. Otherwise, if the people left after the Maghrib prayer, for example, and were told: Pray in your homes because it is raining, they would miss the congregational prayer. So, in order to attain the congregation, combining is permissible.
So, combining is permissible for hardship or for an interest related to the prayer.
As for the issue of travel, I do not consider it travel; because no one considers it travel.
Is it permissible for a man who works in a village approximately (200 km) away, which he visits daily, to combine the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers if he is unable to pray, meaning: he gets tired if he tries to wake up from sleep for the 'Asr prayer?
There is nothing wrong with that,This is a person who says: He works in a village far from his hometown, and he arrives tired after the midday prayer, fearing that he will not be able to get up for the 'Asr prayer or that it will be a great hardship for him. So, should he combine 'Asr with Zuhr and sleep until Maghrib?Answer: Yes, he may do so, because combining is broader than shortening. Shortening has only one cause, which is travel. As for combining, its cause is limited but not counted; it is hardship. Whenever hardship exists, combine. In fact, combining is permissible for something even less than this. If you fear that you will miss the congregation, combine. For this reason, people combine in the town on rainy days. Why? Because if they did not combine, they would miss the congregation. Otherwise, if the people left after the Maghrib prayer, for example, and were told: Pray in your homes because it is raining, they would miss the congregational prayer. So, in order to attain the congregation, combining is permissible.
So, combining is permissible for hardship or for an interest related to the prayer.
As for the issue of travel, I do not consider it travel; because no one considers it travel.