The ruling on shortening the prayer for one who did not intend the distance of travel
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if we do not consider a distance of one hundred kilometers to be travel, and we do not intend to travel, do we shorten the prayer in that case?
Answer:
It is eighty kilometers away. So if you intend the distance, meaning you intend it when you leave the town, that is one thing. But if you leave the town without intending a specific distance, and you do not know whether you will return soon or not, then the one who is looking for something or going around for something is not intending the prayer; he did not intend to shorten it.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if we do not consider a distance of one hundred kilometers to be travel, and we do not intend to travel, do we shorten the prayer in that case?
Answer:
It is eighty kilometers away. So if you intend the distance, meaning you intend it when you leave the town, that is one thing. But if you leave the town without intending a specific distance, and you do not know whether you will return soon or not, then the one who is looking for something or going around for something is not intending the prayer; he did not intend to shorten it.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [23] — alfawzan.live (1:13:11)
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