I am a teacher at a school located 115 km from Unaizah. Is it permissible for me to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh says: I am a teacher at a school located 115 km from Unaizah. Is it permissible for me to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers?
The Shaykh : Yes. Some scholars hold that the limit of travel is distance. Thus, if it is 83 km, it is considered travel, even if the person returns within the same hour. Others hold that travel is what people call travel. One who teaches and returns on the same day is not considered a traveler by people. Therefore, the precaution for this personThe questioner : is not to combine or shorten the prayers, which is safer for his conscience and removes the doubt. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes. Some scholars hold that the limit of travel is distance. Thus, if it is 83 km, it is considered travel, even if the person returns within the same hour. Others hold that travel is what people call travel. One who teaches and returns on the same day is not considered a traveler by people. Therefore, the precaution for this personThe questioner : is not to combine or shorten the prayers, which is safer for his conscience and removes the doubt. Yes.