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Why do Shias join their prayers while Sunnis pray each separately at different times? Even if it is allowed to combine prayers, why do the Shia communities always combine in their mosques and homes?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Shia Muslims follow the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) in each and every matter and he himself had joined and combined the Prayers when he was in Madinah with out any unusual situation, and said when he was asked why: To keep my Ummah away from difficulty كي لا أشق على أمتي.

We pray Dhuhr and Assr one after the other combining, following the Prophet (SAWA)  who used to combine some times, and we believe that combining is not compulsory so we also pray Dhuhr the wait and pra Assr later on. 

Unfortunately, some Muslim sects have ignored the Sunnah of the Prophet, despite calling themselves as followers of the Sunnah.

Wassalam.
Due to being homeless and living in my car, I have been shortening and combining the prayers for almost 3 years. Are my prayers accepted?
Seyed Ali Shobayri

Bismillah, 

Asalamu Alaykom, 

Firstly I pray that you may come out of the current situation you are in and that you may be blessed with the best of houses.
 

The example you have mentioned would not permit one to shorten their Salahs and doing so would make your Salah incomplete. You should try your best to make sure that you are praying each Salah in full unless you are able to shorten with the correct conditions.
 

These salahs would not be valid as they are incomplete. in terms of combining if you mean praying Asr after zuhr, and isha after Maghreb, then this is always valid regardless of where one is. 
 

May Allah grant you success  
When I combine my prayers and do Dua at the end should I combine the Dua for both combined prayers or do them individually after each prayer?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

It is better to do Du'a after each prayer as there are specific Du'a after Dhuhr prayer and after Assr prayer and after Maghrib prayer and after Isha prayer. You can also do Du'a after completing joined prayers if you wish.

Wassalam.
How many times in a day did our Holy Prophet (PBHU) and Hazrat Ali offer Salat? Did they generally pray the 5 prayers at separate times or combine them as the Shia do today?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. They generally prayed the 5 prayers at their separate times.

At the same time, even when the prayers of zuhr and asr and magrib and isha are combined this is still prayers 5 times a day even if the gap between the prayers is small. So it is a mistake to say Shias pray 3 times a day. The prayers are 5.

May you always be successful