Is it permissible for a traveler to combine and shorten the prayer, or to shorten without combining?
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The questioner : Yes - also - my Shaykh, I have an inquiry: if he is considered a traveler, does he combine and shorten, or shorten without combining?
The Shaykh : Excuse me, how?
The questioner : I am referring to the second case, where he is considered a traveler.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : During this time.
The Shaykh : A traveler?
The questioner : Does he combine and shorten, or shorten without combining?
The Shaykh : Here, you know, we distinguish in terms of the ruling: shortening is obligatory.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And combining is a dispensation.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So if the intent of the question is whether he is granted the dispensation to combine?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is he granted the dispensation to combine?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer is yes; the dispensation to combine is among the rulings of travel.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the obligation to shorten is also among the rulings of travel.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So if travel is present, the obligation is present, which is shortening, and the dispensation is present, which is combining.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But it appears that Abu Badr Samaan, from Abu Malik, said that there is no combining for the resident.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Perhaps the matter became confused for him between residing for 'Umrah and traveling, or what was the motive for the question?
The questioner : This is what you are mentioning, Shaykh, as if he understood it, so he says that Shaykh Abu Malik does not see combining.
The Shaykh : Yes, but Abu Malik does not see combining in the state of residence.
The questioner : In the state of residence, not in the state of travel.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is my intention.
The questioner : And he is in the state of travel, yes.
The Shaykh : Is he on the phone? Perhaps there is a tree here and...
The questioner : It seems, my Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Yes, if he specifies his position as a traveler or a resident, there is no problem with Abu Malik, unless he considers himself a resident.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But in this case, it is not said that he shortens and combines or not, because shortening is among the rulings of travel.
The questioner : And he is, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A resident, so no.
The Shaykh : Combining is also among the rulings of travel according to Abu Malik.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But combining is not among the rulings of residence, even with an excuse, according to Abu Malik.
The questioner : Yes... correct, yes, yes.
The Shaykh : For example, Abu Malik does not see combining for rain.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So I do not know how the matter became confused for Abu Badr.
The questioner : Abu Badr, yes.
The Shaykh : You should clarify it with him.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, how?
The questioner : I am referring to the second case, where he is considered a traveler.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : During this time.
The Shaykh : A traveler?
The questioner : Does he combine and shorten, or shorten without combining?
The Shaykh : Here, you know, we distinguish in terms of the ruling: shortening is obligatory.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And combining is a dispensation.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So if the intent of the question is whether he is granted the dispensation to combine?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is he granted the dispensation to combine?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer is yes; the dispensation to combine is among the rulings of travel.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the obligation to shorten is also among the rulings of travel.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So if travel is present, the obligation is present, which is shortening, and the dispensation is present, which is combining.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But it appears that Abu Badr Samaan, from Abu Malik, said that there is no combining for the resident.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Perhaps the matter became confused for him between residing for 'Umrah and traveling, or what was the motive for the question?
The questioner : This is what you are mentioning, Shaykh, as if he understood it, so he says that Shaykh Abu Malik does not see combining.
The Shaykh : Yes, but Abu Malik does not see combining in the state of residence.
The questioner : In the state of residence, not in the state of travel.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is my intention.
The questioner : And he is in the state of travel, yes.
The Shaykh : Is he on the phone? Perhaps there is a tree here and...
The questioner : It seems, my Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Yes, if he specifies his position as a traveler or a resident, there is no problem with Abu Malik, unless he considers himself a resident.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But in this case, it is not said that he shortens and combines or not, because shortening is among the rulings of travel.
The questioner : And he is, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A resident, so no.
The Shaykh : Combining is also among the rulings of travel according to Abu Malik.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But combining is not among the rulings of residence, even with an excuse, according to Abu Malik.
The questioner : Yes... correct, yes, yes.
The Shaykh : For example, Abu Malik does not see combining for rain.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So I do not know how the matter became confused for Abu Badr.
The questioner : Abu Badr, yes.
The Shaykh : You should clarify it with him.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
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