{"_id":"68a74002ab60fa7b3040348f","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Can prayers be combined when traveling a short distance?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I travel about 20 kilometers to university, which is small and has no suitable place to pray. There is a mosque 15–20 minutes away, but I could also drive straight home. Is there an opinion that allows me to combine dhuhr and asr prayers while traveling such a short distance, especially in winter?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Within the Shāfiʿī school, there is a weaker opinion permitting the combining of prayers (without shortening) when traveling beyond the boundaries of one’s town or city, even if the journey is short (less than 50 miles). If one experiences hardship, they may take this opinion as a dispensation.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fea0b76658b4c2328e8","tag":"Salah: Traveling","count":65}],"createdOn":"2025-08-21T15:49:22.156Z"}