Ruling on shortening the prayer for a traveler after he arrives in his hometown

Question:
I was traveling from one town to another, and the midday prayer time caught up with me on the road. I prayed it a little before the afternoon prayer time. Do I have the right to shorten the prayer after I arrive, like the midday and afternoon prayers, or how should I do it?

Answer:
The traveler has the option to shorten the prayer, and he has the option to combine prayers as long as he is traveling. So if he is traveling, he may pray the midday and afternoon prayers together; there is nothing wrong with that. And if he prays the midday prayer while traveling, then arrives at his home when the afternoon prayer time comes, he prays it as four rak'ahs if he has not prayed it while traveling. If he has not prayed it while traveling and has arrived at his home, he prays it as four rak'ahs. As for the one who prays it while traveling, he prays it with the midday prayer, two rak'ahs and two rak'ahs.