The ruling on delaying the return from a journey in order to combine the two prayers

The questioner:
What is the ruling on someone who delays on a journey, delaying in order to combine and shorten the prayers? I mean, he delays on his own accord, meaning he is heading toward the town he is going to, but he delays in his travel, or he delays until the time for the midday prayer arrives so that he can combine the midday prayer with the afternoon prayer.

The Shaykh:
My brother, there is nothing wrong with that, as long as he is traveling and has not reached his town, he has the right to combine and shorten the prayers. We do not say to him to hurry in order to pray in the town, because he is still a traveler. Yes.

The questioner:
But the delay that he has, O Shaykh, and the one who intends to delay, and has not arrived before.

The Shaykh:
As long as, my brother, as long as he is in travel, we do not prevent him from shortening and combining the prayers, whether he delays or hastens, whether he speeds up or slows down. Yes.

The presenter:
Thank you.