The ruling on fasting and shortening the prayer for a resident student
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Question:
He says: I am a university student, but I am from a faraway country, so I considered myself a traveler based on the opinion of some scholars. Is it better for me to fast or not?
Answer:
My brother, who is the traveler? You are a resident. You are a resident for the purpose of studying, so fasting is obligatory for you, and praying the full prayer is obligatory for you, because you are a resident and not a traveler. A traveler is one who is on the road going and coming, or has a short stay. As for a long stay for studying, you are a resident, and the rulings of residents apply to you. The fact that some scholars said it or did not say it has nothing to do with you; what matters to you is the evidence. There is no evidence that a resident for the purpose of studying shortens the prayer. Who said this? This is a statement that is not acted upon, even if some of them said it.
He says: I am a university student, but I am from a faraway country, so I considered myself a traveler based on the opinion of some scholars. Is it better for me to fast or not?
Answer:
My brother, who is the traveler? You are a resident. You are a resident for the purpose of studying, so fasting is obligatory for you, and praying the full prayer is obligatory for you, because you are a resident and not a traveler. A traveler is one who is on the road going and coming, or has a short stay. As for a long stay for studying, you are a resident, and the rulings of residents apply to you. The fact that some scholars said it or did not say it has nothing to do with you; what matters to you is the evidence. There is no evidence that a resident for the purpose of studying shortens the prayer. Who said this? This is a statement that is not acted upon, even if some of them said it.
Source
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