Once a traveler reaches his place of residence [i.e. his town, village, ... etc.], he should stop shortening and combining between the Salaw?t. This is affirmed in ‘Al? Ibn Rab?‘ah’s narration who said: ‘Once we accompanied ‘Al? Ibn Ab? T?lib in his way to Ash-Sh?m. On our way, he shortened the Salaw?t in twos. And on our way back to K?fah and seeing its borders, we enquired whether we should complete the Sal?t or not since we can see K?fah [i.e. its buildings]. He said: ‘No, till we reach it’’. (1)

‘Al?’s statement indicates that: ‘We shall keep on shortening Sal?t till we enter it, we are still on travel so long as we have not entered it’. (2)

One may shorten the Salaw?t so long as he is not in his home land and so long as he intends to go back to it -whether one is still on his way or settled in another land for a limited period of time. However, if one takes this other land as his home or does not know when to leave it, one may not shorten Sal?t. (3)

[4/ 66] If the traveler settled in a certain place, he should attend the congregational Sal?t, but he could do combination when the need arises. All?h ( - عز وجل -) knows best.

[67] Denying the legality of Sal?tul Khawf, Sal?tul Duh? and Suj?dush Shukr and abandoning Sal?tul Kus?f:

[1/ 67] Few Fuqah?’ held the illegality of performing Sal?tul Khawf after the prophet’s ( - ) death, some of these Fuqah?’ are: Al-Hasan Ibn Ziy?d Al-Lu’lu’?, Ibr?h?m Ibn ‘Ulayyah and it is one of Ab? Y?suf’s views. Stating Ab? Y?suf’s view, Al-Tah?w? said: