Combining the midday and afternoon prayers in the rain

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to combine the two midday prayers in the rain, or is that specific to the two night prayers as well?

The Shaykh:
The school of thought says no, it is not permissible, because people go out during the day, and the light of the day is not dark like the two night prayers. The school of thought holds that one does not combine the two midday prayers, but only combines the sunset and night prayers, as is in the book you have now. Some scholars hold that one may also combine the two midday prayers, but the position of the school of thought and the one upon which action is based is the first: one does not combine except between the sunset and the night prayer.

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
The fourth [point] is that they go out and use their time for trade, their businesses, and their work. What is the benefit? They go out and trade, and attend to their businesses and work. This is unlike the night prayer, when they sleep and rest and stay in their homes.