The ruling on one who combines the midday and afternoon prayers while traveling, then arrives at his destination before the time for the afternoon prayer

Question:
The questioner says: If I am traveling and I combine and shorten the Dhuhr and 'Asr prayers, and then I arrive in Riyadh a long time before the 'Asr prayer, do I pray 'Asr?

Answer:
If you combine while you are on the road, it is permissible for you to combine by advancing the time. Then, if you arrive in the town before the time of the second prayer begins, your prayer is valid, because on the day you combined, you were in a state where combining was permissible for you, so you have prayed, and praise be to Allah. However, it is better for you to pray the first prayer on the road and delay the second until you arrive, so that you pray it with the congregation. As for inability, combining suffices you, and praise be to Allah. Yes.