The Duration of Shortening Prayer While Traveling

Question:
What is the duration for shortening the prayer while traveling?

Answer:
Shortening the prayer for a traveler has no fixed duration. However, if a person intends to stay for more than four days, he does not shorten the prayer; he completes it, because he has become a resident and takes on the ruling of residents. As long as he has not intended to stay and does not know when he will leave, he shortens the prayer, even if he stays for months, provided he stays without the intention to remain and is only waiting for something to be finished before he travels. He does not know if it will be today, tomorrow, or after a month or two. For example, if he is reviewing a transaction and does not know when it will be completed, he is considered a traveler who shortens the prayer, even if he is sitting in the town he traveled to. But if he knows that he will stay for more than four days, he transitions from the state of travel to the state of residence, completes the prayer, and fasts in Ramadan. This is the view of the majority of scholars and is the correct opinion, if Allah wills.