Ruling on combining the 'Asr prayer with the Zuhr prayer while traveling, with the certainty of arriving before 'Asr
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We traveled from 'Afeef to al-Qassim, and the time for the Zuhr prayer arrived while we were on the road. We wanted to combine the Zuhr prayer with the 'Asr prayer, knowing for certain that we would be in al-Qassim when the time for 'Asr arrived. Is it permissible to combine them, given that we are from 'Afeef?
There is nothing wrong with combining them, even if you know that you will reach al-Qassim; because al-Qassim is not your home country. In fact, even if you were to return—for example—and the time for the Zuhr prayer arrived and you wanted to combine the 'Asr prayer with it, while knowing that you would reach your home country before 'Asr, there is nothing wrong with it.
But in this case, meaning: If you know that you will reach your home country before the time for the second prayer enters, it is better not to combine them; but if you do combine them, there is nothing wrong with it.
There is nothing wrong with combining them, even if you know that you will reach al-Qassim; because al-Qassim is not your home country. In fact, even if you were to return—for example—and the time for the Zuhr prayer arrived and you wanted to combine the 'Asr prayer with it, while knowing that you would reach your home country before 'Asr, there is nothing wrong with it.
But in this case, meaning: If you know that you will reach your home country before the time for the second prayer enters, it is better not to combine them; but if you do combine them, there is nothing wrong with it.