Time for combining the Maghrib and `Isha Prayers

Q 1: What is the ruling on a traveler who combined the Maghrib (Sunset) and 'Isha' (Night) Prayers after the end of the prescribed time for the Maghrib Prayer and before the start of the time for the 'Isha' Prayer? (Part No. 6; Page No. 441) What should be done in this case?

A: The time for the Maghrib Prayer ends with the disappearance of the red twilight and the time for the ‘Isha’ Prayer starts immediately after, without any time interval between the two Salahs (Prayers). So if a traveler performs the Maghrib Prayer after the disappearance of the red twilight, intending to combine it with ‘Isha’ at the time of the later Salah, they have acted correctly and all praise is to Allah Alone. It is also permissible for a traveler to combine the ‘Isha’ Prayer with the Maghrib Prayer before the disappearance of the red twilight, as this is combining the Salah in the time of the earlier Salah.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.