Combining prayers in the Haram for the traveler

Question:
Among the questions that came to the program, the questioner asks: What is the ruling on combining prayers in the Haram, specifically for a traveler who intends to return to Riyadh?

Answer:
One does not combine prayers in the Haram. He prays the midday prayer and delays the afternoon prayer until its time arrives, then prays it in its time. However, if his stay in Makkah is short, or if he did not intend to stay, there is no harm in combining the afternoon prayer with it. He prays the midday prayer in the Haram with the Muslims and then prays the afternoon prayer as a combination of advancing; there is no harm in that, because he is still a traveler. Yes.