Question Summary:
Traveling from Riyadh to Makkah, bus driver only stops once for Maghrib and Esha?

Question Detail:

I stay in Riyadh Saudi, Whenever I plan for Makkah or Madina which is around 12 hrs journey, I have a problem in praying Magrib and Isha during my travel.
 
Its very common here that people offer magrib and isha together. Bus Driver also stops once for both Magrib and Isha.Please let me know is it ok to offer both prayers at same time. if not tell me what to do?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Brother in Islam,
According to the Hanafi Mazhab, (school of thought) every Salah has to be performed in its prescribed time even for a Musafir (traveller). At most, a Musafir may delay his Zohar Salah till almost its expiry time and perform Asr as soon as the Asr time sets in. The same will be for Maghrib and Esha Salah. The ideal solution will be to hire a private taxi or travel at night or convince the driver to facilitate for you to perform your Salah. If you didn’t perform Maghrib in its time and performed it at Esha time, it will be regarded as Qadha.[1]
 
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Saleem Ibn Sajawal Khan
Student, Darul Iftaa
UK

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.