Which is better for the traveler when combining prayers: combining in advance or combining in delay?

Question:
We are connected with our brother Mish'al from Riyadh, yes. Wa alaykum as-salam. And upon you be peace, O Mish'al, please go ahead. Perfect. May Allah keep you safe. I have a question. If a Muslim or a believer leaves an area, for example Riyadh, and goes to Makkah, and wants to combine, for example, he arrives at the time of 'Asr with the time of Zuhr, or Maghrib with 'Isha', does he have the right to combine in advance or in delay? Okay, thank you, Mish'al.

Answer:
My brother, the traveler combines; it is permissible for him to combine, and he follows what is easier for him. If combining in advance is easier for him, he combines in advance. If combining in delay is easier for him, he delays until the time of the second prayer. However, if he is staying in a place, for example, and wants to depart from his residence during the journey before the time of Zuhr enters, he delays Zuhr and prays it with 'Asr as a combination in delay. But if the time of the first prayer enters and he is still staying in the journey, he combines in advance: he prays the first prayer, then combines the second with it, and departs, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do that. Yes.