The ruling on shortening the prayer during a long journey for study
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Abu Fahd says: Honorable Shaykh, if a person travels for study for six or seven years, does he shorten the prayers in this long journey? And what is reported from the Salaf regarding this?
Answer:
The position of the majority of scholars is that if one intends to stay for more than four days, he takes on the rulings of a resident, and the state of travel is broken for him. He is required to complete the prayer, he is required to fast Ramadan, and the state of travel ends for him. This is the position of the majority of scholars based on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The default is to complete the prayer, the default is that every prayer is performed in its proper time, and the default is to fast Ramadan. So one does not leave these defaults for the sake of matters and probable independent legal reasoning. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Abu Fahd says: Honorable Shaykh, if a person travels for study for six or seven years, does he shorten the prayers in this long journey? And what is reported from the Salaf regarding this?
Answer:
The position of the majority of scholars is that if one intends to stay for more than four days, he takes on the rulings of a resident, and the state of travel is broken for him. He is required to complete the prayer, he is required to fast Ramadan, and the state of travel ends for him. This is the position of the majority of scholars based on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The default is to complete the prayer, the default is that every prayer is performed in its proper time, and the default is to fast Ramadan. So one does not leave these defaults for the sake of matters and probable independent legal reasoning. Yes.
Source
قصر الصلاة في السفر الطويل — alfawzan.live
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