We are truck drivers who travel from the country where we live, and our trips last from one to two months or less, both inside and outside the Kingdom.
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The questioner : We are truck drivers who travel from the country where we live, and our trips last from one to two months or less, both inside and outside the Kingdom. We spend most of our time in the city of Riyadh, staying there for a period of one to three days or more. Question: Is it better for us to shorten the prayer, combine prayers, or do neither?
The Shaykh : In any case, a traveler who leaves his country must shorten the prayer and combine prayers until he returns, even if he stays for a year or two.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, if he is in a town where the congregation is held and he hears the call to prayer, he must go to the mosque and pray with the people. If he prays with the people, he will complete the prayer.
As for combining prayers, a traveler may combine them whether he is traveling or staying, but it is better not to combine unless he is traveling. Yes.
The questioner : Yes, he says.
The Shaykh : In any case, a traveler who leaves his country must shorten the prayer and combine prayers until he returns, even if he stays for a year or two.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, if he is in a town where the congregation is held and he hears the call to prayer, he must go to the mosque and pray with the people. If he prays with the people, he will complete the prayer.
As for combining prayers, a traveler may combine them whether he is traveling or staying, but it is better not to combine unless he is traveling. Yes.
The questioner : Yes, he says.