Those who disliked combining two prayers

Ibrahim said: When travelling, al-Aswad and his companions would make a separate halt for each prayer. They would pray Maghrib at its time, then eat their evening meal, then wait for a while, and then pray Isha.

Ubayy bin Abdullah said: A letter from Umar bin Abd al-Aziz came to us, in which he wrote: Do not combine two prayers without an excuse.

Yunus said: Al-Hasan was asked about combining two prayers while travelling, and he did not like it except for an excuse.

Ibrahim said: Al-Aswad would make a halt for each prayer, even if he had to pray on a rock.

Umarah said: Al-Aswad was nothing but a monk; whenever the time of prayer came, he would halt, even if he had to pray on a rock.

Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Combining two prayers without an excuse is one of the major sins.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Combining two prayers without an excuse is one of the major sins.

Ubaydullah bin Abd al-Rahman bin Mawhab said: I came to Salim and asked him: O Abu Umar, do you combine two prayers while travelling? He said: No, unless I am in a hurry to travel on, then I do.

It was mentioned to Muhammad bin Sirin that Jabir bin Zayd would combine two prayers. He said: I do not think two prayers should be combined except for some (pressing) matter.

Al-Hasan and Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said: We do not know combining two prayers, whether at home or on a journey, to be part of the Sunnah, except that Zuhr and Asr are combined at Arafat and Maghrib and Isha at Muzdalifah.