Is it permissible to combine the Asr prayer with the Dhuhr prayer due to time constraints at work and returning home close to the time of Isha?
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Every Muslim must perform the prayer at its appointed time, and it is not permissible to intentionally delay it beyond its time, or to combine two prayers without a valid excuse. Some scholars have permitted combining two prayers that share a time due to need. So, if there is a genuine need to combine Asr with Dhuhr because it is impossible to perform it at its due time, and it is not possible to combine them in a merely formal way, then there is no objection to bringing Asr forward to be prayed with Dhuhr.
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