Is it permissible to combine and shorten prayers while traveling, even if I have not yet reached the city I am going to?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. He says: If I am traveling and there is only a short distance left to the city I am going to, should I pray the midday and afternoon prayers shortened and combined as a combination of advancing, knowing that the time for the afternoon prayer has not yet entered, and that I might reach the time for the afternoon prayer if I pray it as a current prayer in the city I am arriving at? Is this permissible or not?

Answer:
The traveler may combine the two prayers, either as a combination of advancing or a combination of delaying. If he is coming to a city and knows, or it is more likely, that he will arrive there during the time of the second prayer, it is better for him to pray the current prayer on the road in its time and delay the upcoming prayer, praying it in the city when he arrives. This is the best. And if he combines them as a combination of advancing, that is also permissible for him, because he does not know what may happen to him; perhaps he will be delayed on the road, or something may happen to him. And if he is close to the city, combining the two prayers is a facilitation for him. Yes.