Ruling on combining prayers with shortening for pilgrims during the days of Tashriq

Q: Is it permissible for pilgrims in Mina on the Day of Tarwiyah and the days of Tashriq to combine prayers, just as it is permissible for them to shorten them? And if one combines them, is his combination valid?

A: I am not aware of any obstacle to the permissibility of combining prayers; because if shortening is permissible, then combining is even more so, since its causes are many, unlike shortening, which has no cause other than travel. However, leaving it is better; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not combine prayers in Mina, neither on the Day of Tarwiyah nor on the days of Tashriq, and the Muslims have in him (peace and blessings be upon him) the best example.