What is the ruling on a traveler combining the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers on the day of 'Id in Mina?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: We are a group of young men who were in Mina on the day of 'Id, and we were exhausted and tired to a severe degree. I was the imam of the congregation, so they asked me to combine the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers due to the extreme fatigue, stating that they would not wake up until just before Maghrib. So I combined the prayers with them, knowing that on the day of 'Id, each prayer is to be performed in its own time. His question is: Is this action valid? And does this count as an excuse?

Answer:
Yes, your action is permissible because you are travelers. However, the better opinion is to follow what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did, which is to pray each prayer in its time, shortened, without combining them. This is the best. If there is a need to combine them, as in your case, there is no harm, if Allah wills. Yes, because you are travelers. Yes.