Is it permissible to combine and shorten prayers when the traveler reaches his home?

The questioner : May Allah reward you. A questioner asks: What is the ruling on combining and shortening prayers in the case of a traveler when he reaches the city?

The Shaykh : Yes. As for when the traveler reaches his home, the shortening and combining end, because shortening and combining are tied to a cause, which is travel. So when he reaches his home, the travel is cut off. For this reason, if the time for the midday prayer enters while he is in the desert and has not yet reached the town, and then he reaches the town, how much does he pray? Four, in full. And does he combine the midday prayer with the afternoon prayer in this example? No, because the travel has ended. Now, if the time for the midday prayer enters while he is in his home, and then he travels before he prays, how much does he pray? Two rak'ahs. He prays two rak'ahs. Why four? Do you understand the question? Good? The time for the midday prayer entered while he was in his home, then he went out before he prayed and prayed the midday prayer in the desert during his travel. How much does he pray?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Two rak'ahs. Why did I say four first and then say...?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, good. He went out after the time entered. Please. The time entered while he was resident in his home, then he traveled and prayed in the desert after leaving the town. How much does he pray? Does he complete the prayer? No, he does not complete the prayer. He prays two rak'ahs, by the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: And this is traveling on earth, and he prayed while traveling on earth, so he prays two rak'ahs. And the opposite, as I told you in the first example: if the prayer catches up with him while he is in the desert, and then he reaches his home, he prays four, because the traveling on earth has ended.
But if a person is in a town other than his own, he must respond to the mu'adhdhin and pray with the Muslims, and he prays four, by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): And by his saying: And by the saying of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was asked: This issue confuses some people. You tell him: "Pray." He says: "I am a traveler." As if he is saying: "The traveler is not required to pray in congregation." This is a mistake. Their understanding is a mistake. The traveler is required to pray in congregation. Perhaps you remember that Allah the Exalted said in the Qur'an: in the state of fear, So He commanded prayer in congregation in the state of fear. And it is known that the fear in which the Messenger was was during his travels. So in the state of safety, it is even more so. So we say to the traveler: "Did you hear the call?" If he says: "Yes," what do we say to him? We say: "Respond." Also, if the traveler stays in a town and the time for the Friday prayer comes while he is in the same town, and he says: "I am a traveler, I will not go to the Friday prayer," what do we say to him? We say: "Are you not a believer?" He will say: "Yes." We say: "Listen to the saying of Allah the Exalted: As for if a person is traveling, there is no Friday prayer upon him, and his Friday prayer is not valid either, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not establish the Friday prayer during his travels. And he said: And he said: .