Shortening the prayer for a resident student
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The questioner:
I am a university student from an area outside Riyadh. Is it permissible for me to shorten the prayer on the basis of…?
The Shaykh:
A student.
The questioner:
A university student.
The Shaykh:
University, yes.
The questioner:
But I am from an area outside Riyadh. Is it permissible for me to shorten the prayer on the basis that I am a traveler, even if the duration is long?
The Shaykh:
No, the travel is broken by your long stay. If you settle in Riyadh for your studies, you must complete the prayer and fast in Ramadan, because the state of travel is ended by a long stay. A resident completes the prayer and fasts in Ramadan, because he is not a traveler but a resident.
I am a university student from an area outside Riyadh. Is it permissible for me to shorten the prayer on the basis of…?
The Shaykh:
A student.
The questioner:
A university student.
The Shaykh:
University, yes.
The questioner:
But I am from an area outside Riyadh. Is it permissible for me to shorten the prayer on the basis that I am a traveler, even if the duration is long?
The Shaykh:
No, the travel is broken by your long stay. If you settle in Riyadh for your studies, you must complete the prayer and fast in Ramadan, because the state of travel is ended by a long stay. A resident completes the prayer and fasts in Ramadan, because he is not a traveler but a resident.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/31 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (57:15)
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