If one enters the state of ihram while traveling and enters the city, is shortening the prayer the stronger position for him?

The questioner : Yes. The Shaykh, in our statement, says that if a person is a traveler and he prays while traveling, and then he enters the city, he must complete the prayer. The meaning of the statement is that shortening the prayer is obligatory according to the strong opinion. It is not the criterion, and the opinion is not the stronger one, and the intention is the opposite.

The Shaykh : No, because in this prayer, two permissive causes have come together: being present and the predominance of the side of the sacred precinct.

The questioner : But there is a prohibition, which is completing the prayer as an obligation, and shortening the prayer as an obligation, and it is a prohibition.

The Shaykh : Yes, but those who hold that it is obligatory say that shortening the prayer is obligatory in travel. Now, the travel has ceased during the prayer, so the cause of shortening, which is travel, has increased, and the cause of completion, which is residence, has appeared. Is that clear? Hmm? Reflect on it.

The questioner : Hmm, not complete.

The Shaykh : No, no, I am convinced.