Ruling on combining the 'Asr prayer with the Friday prayer due to rain

Question:
After this, a message was sent by the listener Badi' Musa al-Zahrani from al-Bahah. He says: Is it permissible to combine the Zuhr prayer with the 'Asr prayer in the case of rain and strong wind on Friday or on a day other than Friday? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
As for combining the 'Asr prayer with the Friday prayer, this is not permissible, because there is no report from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or from any of his Companions or the righteous Salaf that they did so. Also, the Friday prayer is not of the same kind as the 'Asr prayer, so it is not combined with it. The default ruling for prayer is that it is performed in its own time, except where the Shari'ah has permitted combining it with the preceding prayer, such as combining 'Asr with Zuhr when traveling or when ill. This is permissible. However, combining the Friday prayer with 'Asr is a matter for which no evidence has come. Therefore, the 'Asr prayer remains in its own time, and the Friday prayer remains in its own time, and it is not permissible to combine them. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: As for combining 'Asr with Zuhr because of rain, this is a matter in which there is scholarly disagreement. The majority hold that it is not permissible to combine 'Asr with Zuhr because of rain. This was only reported regarding the 'Isha' prayer being combined with Maghrib, if Allah wills. This is what the evidence points to, and it is the practice of many of the Companions and many of the scholars, in order to remove hardship. As for combining 'Asr with Zuhr because of rain, no authentic evidence has come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this. This is a matter of analogical reasoning and independent legal reasoning. The default for the prayers, as we have said, is that they are performed in their appointed times, unless there is clear, authentic evidence permitting their combination with the preceding prayer. There is no clear, authentic evidence for combining 'Asr with Zuhr because of rain. Yes.