A traveler who knows he will arrive in his town before the time for the second prayer enters: is it permissible to combine the two prayers?

The questioner : He says, O Shaykh,The questioner : A traveler, O Shaykh, knows that he will reach his town before the adhan or shortly after it. For example, he catches... the Maghrib prayer while on the road. Should he combine Maghrib and 'Isha'? Or is it better to pray Maghrib and then pray 'Isha' after he arrives? And is combining allowed for one who is serious about his journey?

The Shaykh : Yes. This is a question asking: A traveler who knows he will arrive in his town before the time for the second prayer enters. Is it permissible to combine the two prayers? For example, a person whose sun has set while he is traveling and who wants to combine 'Isha' with Maghrib. Is this permissible? The answer is: This is permissible, because he is still traveling. However, it is better not to do so if he thinks, or if it is more likely than not, that he will arrive in his town before the time for 'Isha' enters or shortly after, provided the time is still available. This is because combining is a dispensation for when there is a need, whether in travel or in residence. Combining is permissible for one who is serious about his journey and for one who is not, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would combine even when he was stationary, as in the hadith of Abu Juhayfa regarding the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) stop at al-Abtah during the Farewell Pilgrimage, where he said: . The apparent meaning of the hadith is that he combined them. Similarly, at Tabuk, he combined the two prayers while stationary. However, it is said: Shortening is better for the traveler from the time he leaves his town until he returns to it, unless he prays with an imam who completes the prayer. Combining is a dispensation that should not be done except when there is a need for it, and if the traveler does it, there is no blame on him. Yes.