Is it permissible to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers if the traveler arrives in his hometown?

The questioner : May Allah reward you. A questioner asks: What is the ruling on combining and shortening the prayer in the case of a traveler who has arrived in the city?

The Shaykh : Yes. As for when the traveler arrives in his hometown, the shortening and combining end, because shortening and combining are tied to a cause, which is travel. So when he arrives in his hometown, the travel is cut off. For this reason, if the time for Dhuhr 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? He prays four, completing it. And does he combine Dhuhr with Asr in this example? No, because the travel has ended. Now, if the time for Dhuhr enters while he is in his hometown, and then he travels before he prays, how much does he pray? He prays two rak'ahs. He prays two rak'ahs. Why four? Do you understand the question? Good? The time for Dhuhr entered while he was in his hometown, then he left before he prayed, and he prayed Dhuhr 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 left after the time entered. Please. The time entered while he was resident in his hometown, 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 arrives in his hometown, he prays four, because the traveling on earth has ended.
However, 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 Jumu'ah prayer comes, and he is in the same town, and he says: "I am a traveler, I will not go to Jumu'ah," 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, then there is no Jumu'ah upon him, and Jumu'ah is not valid from him either, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not establish Jumu'ah in his travels. And he said: And he said: .