The ruling on one who combines the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers in shortened form, then reaches his home before the time of 'Asr

The questioner:
The Shaykh said: If a person is traveling, then he prays Zuhr and 'Asr, shortening and combining them by bringing the later prayer forward, and he is on his way to his door, then he reaches his door before the time of 'Asr enters, the question is: does he want to pray 'Asr or not?

The Shaykh:
If a traveler approaches his town and there is only a short distance left between him and the town, and the time for Zuhr prayer arrives, for example, while he is on the road before entering the town, the best thing is that he prays Zuhr on the road, he prays it on the road and shortens the Zuhr, and he delays 'Asr, praying it when he reaches the town in full. This is the best. But if he combines and shortens both prayers, praying Zuhr and 'Asr in shortened form, and then enters the town before the time of 'Asr enters, his prayer is valid, his prayer is valid because he prayed 'Asr while he was a traveler, and it is permissible for him to combine and it is permissible for him to shorten, so his prayer is valid. He is not required to repeat 'Asr, rather he does not repeat 'Asr. A prayer is not prayed twice; if the first one is valid, it is not repeated a second time. The outcome is that the best is that he delays 'Asr, but if he did not delay it and prayed it with Zuhr, that is permissible for him. And when he enters the town, he has no 'Asr prayer to perform, because he has already prayed it and it is finished. Yes.

The questioner:
Or if he had traveled a long distance.

The Shaykh:
He delays Zuhr until he arrives, then he prays 'Asr in full. There is no harm in combining, he combines, but he prays them in full, meaning he combines by delaying and prays them in full, because the travel has ended.