Combining the Friday Prayer and the Afternoon Prayer in the Rain

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Our mosque imam combines the Friday prayer with the afternoon prayer when it is raining. We believe that this is not permissible. Should we follow him?

Answer:
No, do not follow him. This is not permissible. Combining the afternoon prayer with the Friday prayer is not something that has been reported. Although rain comes to the Muslims, and it comes to them, there is no report of them combining the afternoon prayer with the Friday prayer. The sky would pour down, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would be praying the Friday prayer while delivering the Friday sermon, and he did not combine the afternoon prayer with it. It continued for a week; the second Friday came, and the sky was pouring down. He prayed the Friday prayer while it was pouring down. Did he combine the afternoon prayer with the midday prayer?