Is it permissible to combine and shorten travel for a period of two weeks

Is it permissible to combine and shorten prayers while traveling for a period of two weeks, depending on the distance traveled by the traveler? Scholars have differed on this issue, but we are going to answer it today through the Ziadah website, with clarification of the conditions and how to combine and shorten prayers, so you must follow us.
Is it permissible to combine and shorten the travel for two weeks?
The true Islamic religion, through the opinions of the majority of scholars, explains to us the truth about the permissibility of combining prayers and shortening prayers according to the four schools of thought, and among these opinions is The doctrine of the Hanafi scholars, as they permitted combining prayers and shortening the journey, meaning that it is permissible for the traveler to shorten the prayer in two weeks, which is the maximum permissible period..
The Malikis and Shafi’is also came and permitted joining prayers, meaning that a person traveling is obligated to shorten prayers if he travels according to the Hanafi school of thought, and combining prayers according to the Shafi’is, and there is nothing wrong with that.
While it has been reported by some jurists that the permissibility of shortening and combining prayers for a traveler is based on the length of the distance. If the distance between two countries is more than 85 km and the traveler resides there for 3 specific days, excluding the two days of entry and exit, then he must combine them.
The hadith of Al-Alaa bin Al-Hadrami on his authority is that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “The immigrant will reside in Mecca after completing his ritual ritual for three days.” Agreed upon.
Therefore, the definitive answer will be the Hanafi view that if the traveler intends to stay for more than two weeks or the same period, he must shorten and combine it, and also the duration of the Prophet’s stay, may God bless him and grant him peace, in the year of the conquest of Mecca, and he shortens it, and God is the Grantor of success.
Conditions that must be taken into account when combining and shortening and how to do so
The majority of scholars have pointed out the necessity of Sharia rulings based on which shortening and combining prayers result. In addition, they are part of the question raised: Is it permissible to combine shortening prayers while traveling for two weeks, including the following:
- Shortening the four-part prayer (Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha).
- Permissibility of breaking the fast for the fasting person.
- The period of wiping the socks or feet can be extended to 3 days.
- Combining noon and afternoon.
- And combining Maghrib and Isha.
- In addition to reaching the distance or more.
- He intended not to sin while he was traveling.
- The length of the travel distance, according to which the rulings change.
It was reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with him, that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “O people of Mecca, do not shorten your prayers in less than four bards, from Mecca to Usfan.” It was narrated by Al-Daraqutni, Al-Tabari, and Al-Bayhaqi, and it was weakened by Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani.
How to combine and shorten
As for how to combine and shorten, it was as follows:
- It is permissible for the traveler during the distance mentioned previously to shorten two rak’ahs without combining prayers, except for the morning and sunset prayers, in which case he does not shorten the prayer.
- It is also permissible to combine the noon and afternoon prayers whenever one wishes, as well as the sunset and the evening prayers, and it is permissible to combine them with shortening the prayer for four days.
- It is also permissible to combine it completely without shortening it.
At the end of this article, we have answered the question: Is it permissible to combine and shorten the prayer while traveling for two weeks? The answer was, according to the Hanafi scholars, that the issue is permissible. We have also explained the conditions for combining and shortening the prayer and how to do it for the person traveling, and God Almighty is Most High and All-Knowing.