The Prophet ﷺ taught us to take the dispensations which Allah has granted us, including the combining and shortening of the prayers while traveling. In this hadeeth, Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to join the Maghrib and ʿIshaa’ prayers while traveling; so he ﷺ would perform one of the prayers subsequently after the other, with an iqaamahseparating the two prayers. There are two ways to join between two consecutive prayers, depending on what is easier [at the time and situation at hand: First - Combining by bringing the [second] prayer forward: It is to perform the ʿAsr prayer with Dhuhr, during the time of afternoon prayer (Dhuhr); and ʿIshaa’ with Maghrib during the time for the sunset prayer (Maghrib). Second - Combining by delaying the [first] prayer: It is to perform the Dhuhr prayer with ʿAsr, during the time of the mid-afternoon prayer (ʿAsr); and Maghrib with ʿIshaa’, during the time for the night prayer (ʿIshaa’). This is all with shortening the prayers that consist of four units to two while traveling. So, the prayer is shortened and combined, while Maghrib is not shortened, and Fajr is performed separately, and is not joined with any of the others. Likewise, there is no joining between ʿAsr and Maghrib. Whoever combines two prayers, it is necessary for him to not have a long period of time separating the performance of the two prayers, respectively. If there is a long separation between the two, he does not join them, and must pray the [second] prayer during its own time. From the other benefits that we can conclude from this hadeeth is noting the easiness that the Islamic Law makes for Muslims in their acts of worship..