The preferred practice in the rain in the city: Pray in your homes or combine the prayers

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the city, is it preferred to say "pray in your homes" or to combine the two prayers? Which is more preferred?

Answer:
The report that has come down, and which is the basis for practice, is that one combines the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers in the case of rain. The practice is based on this, not on "pray in your homes." We have not heard of that practice in this country. Yes, do not confuse people with disputed issues on which there is no practice in the country. Yes.