Is it permissible to combine prayers in severe cold?

The questioner : Shaykh. Is it permissible to combine prayers in severe cold and to repeat this, especially in the midday and afternoon prayers?

The Shaykh : By Allah, this depends on whether the severe cold includes wind that stings people and harms them? If so, then combining is permissible. The evidence for this is the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), who said: They asked him: What was his intention in doing that? Meaning: Why did he do this? He said: . This indicates that whenever hardship is found, combining is permissible. Yes.