A man works in a village two hundred kilometers away; is it permissible for him to shorten and combine prayers there?
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The questioner : I work in a village two hundred kilometers from where I live, and I return to my city on Thursdays and Fridays. On Wednesday, after the fifth period, we pray the midday prayer. We used to shorten the prayer because we combine the afternoon prayer with the midday prayer, since the call to prayer for the afternoon prayer is made while we are on the road. Is what we are doing correct?
The Shaykh : You are undoubtedly travelers, as long as the village is two hundred kilometers from your city and you stay there from Saturday to Wednesday. You are considered travelers from the moment you leave your land until you return to it. You may shorten the prayer, and you may complete it; you may combine the prayers, and you may pray them separately. However, if you are in the town, it is obligatory for you to pray with the congregation.
The questioner : Yes, we do pray.
The Shaykh : If a person misses the congregation, he may shorten the prayer.
The Shaykh : You are undoubtedly travelers, as long as the village is two hundred kilometers from your city and you stay there from Saturday to Wednesday. You are considered travelers from the moment you leave your land until you return to it. You may shorten the prayer, and you may complete it; you may combine the prayers, and you may pray them separately. However, if you are in the town, it is obligatory for you to pray with the congregation.
The questioner : Yes, we do pray.
The Shaykh : If a person misses the congregation, he may shorten the prayer.