Shortening the Prayer for a Student Residing in a Country for Two or Three Years
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Question:
This questioner says: What is the ruling on a student who shortens his prayer while traveling to seek knowledge for a period of two or three years, saying, “I am a traveler”?
Answer:
No, my brother. If you stay in a place of travel for more than four days, or if you intend to stay for more than four days in a place of travel, then you are a resident. It is obligatory for you to complete the prayers and to fast in Ramadan. The state of travel is ended by this stay. Yes.
This questioner says: What is the ruling on a student who shortens his prayer while traveling to seek knowledge for a period of two or three years, saying, “I am a traveler”?
Answer:
No, my brother. If you stay in a place of travel for more than four days, or if you intend to stay for more than four days in a place of travel, then you are a resident. It is obligatory for you to complete the prayers and to fast in Ramadan. The state of travel is ended by this stay. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-061-دور طالب العلم في حماية مجتمعه من الانحرافات الفكرية|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (45:04)
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