I delayed the midday prayer during my journey so that I could combine it with the afternoon prayer by delaying, but I arrived home before the time for the afternoon prayer!

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: I was traveling and delayed the midday prayer so that I could combine it with the afternoon prayer by delaying. I was traveling, so I delayed the midday prayer to combine it with the afternoon prayer by delaying, but I arrived home before the time for the afternoon prayer began.

Answer:
Pray the midday prayer, and leave the afternoon prayer until the time for the afternoon prayer enters. Once the time for the afternoon prayer enters, the combination is over. So, pray the midday prayer at the end of its time, and delay the afternoon prayer, praying it with the congregation in the mosque.