As-Subk? said: ‘According to Im?m M?lik’s interpretation; combining between Thuhr and ‘Asr Salaw?t and between Maghrib and ‘Ish?’ Salaw?t is permissible when the weather is rainy’. (1)

Since this combination between Salaw?t is affirmed in Ibn Abb?s’ had?th; there is no access for analogy here since the Shar‘ text is already available -as affirmed by scholars of ’Us?l.

Many Hanabilites held the permissibility of combining between Thuhr and ‘Asr Salaw?t such as: Al-Q?d?, Abul Khatt?b and Ibn Taymiyyah. Ibn Hubairah reported it to be the only view of Im?m Ahmad and Ibn Raz?n affirmed it in his “Nih?yat”, and so did the authors of “Nathm Nih?yat Ibn Raz?n” and “At-Tash?l” considering it to be the soundest of all ‘Ulamma’s opinions. It was also reported by the authors of “Al-Khul?sah”, “Idr?kul Gh?yah”, “Masb?kuth Thahab”, “Al-Mustaw‘ib”, “At-Talkh?s”, “Al-Bulghah”, “Khis?l Ibnil Bann?”, and At-T?f? in “Sharh Al-Khiraq?” and “Al-Hawiyayn”. (2)

*Detering others from combining between Salaw?t in residence except in rainy weather.

[6/ 65] Many muslims believe that the combination between Salaw?t is permissible only when the weather is rainy. Accordingly, the first thing you hear when the Im?m intends to combine between the Salaw?t in cold weather: ‘Combination is permissible only when it is rainy and the land is wet’. Such people believe so depending on a narration related by M?lik from Abiz Zubair Al-M?lik? from Sa‘?d Ibn Jubair from Abdull?h Ibn ‘Abb?s to have said: ‘The prophet ( - ) combined between Thuhr and ‘Asr Salaw?t and between Maghrib and ‘Ish?’ Salaw?t without being under a state of fear nor was he on a journey’.