What is the criterion for the duration of stay that allows a traveler to be granted the dispensations of travel?
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Question : What is the criterion for the duration of stay in which a traveler is granted the dispensations of travel? And is there evidence for limiting it to four days?
Answer : There is no fixed criterion. As long as a person remains in a place with the intention that when he finishes his purpose, he will return to his hometown, he is a traveler, and there is no set duration for him. Limiting it to four days has no evidence for it. Yes, even if it is prolonged, if he stays for a month, two months, three years, two years, or four years, as long as it is for a purpose that, when finished, he will return.
Answer : There is no fixed criterion. As long as a person remains in a place with the intention that when he finishes his purpose, he will return to his hometown, he is a traveler, and there is no set duration for him. Limiting it to four days has no evidence for it. Yes, even if it is prolonged, if he stays for a month, two months, three years, two years, or four years, as long as it is for a purpose that, when finished, he will return.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 139 - 332 ما الضابط في مدة الإقامة التي يترخص بها المسافر بأحكام السفر؟ الفتاوى الثلاثية -ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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