Is combining prayers while resident like combining them while traveling, in that neither witr nor a recommended practice is performed between the two obligatory prayers?

The questioner : He says: Is combining prayers while resident like combining them while traveling, in that neither witr nor a recommended practice is performed between the two obligatory prayers?

The Shaykh : If the intention behind separating them is to follow the Sunnah, then the matter is better in that case. However, if the intention is that it is not permissible to separate the two combined prayers while traveling, there is no evidence for that. If that is the case, then the ruling is the same for combining prayers while resident. As for what is more preferable regarding the Sunnah, while traveling it is more preferable to combine the two prayers directly, one after the other. As for while resident, I have mentioned this more than once in response to such a question: combining prayers while traveling is not an absolute dispensation, but rather a permissible matter restricted to the removal of hardship. If removing the hardship necessitates separating them, then that is closer to this ruling, which is the permission to combine prayers while resident in order to remove hardship. If the hardship is removed by combining them directly, then that is what is required. Therefore, separating or joining the two prayers while traveling—excuse me, while resident—depends on observing the removal of hardship; whichever of joining or separating removes the hardship is the prescribed course. As for while traveling, it is known that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to combine them directly, so that is better. However, this does not mean that if he separated them due to a need that arose for him, that would be impermissible for him; the answer is that it may be permissible.
This is what I have, and Allah knows best.