The shepherd combining two prayers

Abd al-Rahman bin Harmalah said: A man came to Sa'id bin al-Musayyib and said: I am a herdsman of camels. I go looking for them, and when evening comes I pray Maghrib. Then I lie down to rest and fall asleep before the Isha prayer. He said: Do not sleep before you have prayed Isha; if you fear you will fall asleep, then combine the two prayers.

Ata and al-Dahhak said: If a sick person wishes, he may combine two prayers.

Al-Dahhak (and Ata) said concerning a sick person praying: If he wishes, he may combine two prayers.

Concerning a herdsman shortening the prayer, Ata said: Only the traveller shortens the prayer.