Shortening the Prayer for Resident Students
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Question:
This questioner says: I am with a group studying abroad, and we shorten the prayer and combine them based on a fatwa we read stating that it is permissible for students abroad to shorten the prayer and combine them.
Answer:
This is not permissible, and this fatwa is the weaker position. The majority of scholars hold the opposite view, so it is not permissible to act upon it. If you intend to stay for a long period for study or for any other reason, or even if you intend to stay for more than four days, it is obligatory for you to complete the prayer and it is obligatory for you to fast Ramadan, because you have become residents and are no longer travelers. The state of travel is ended by a stay of this kind. So you must be aware of this matter and make your brothers aware of it. Yes.
This questioner says: I am with a group studying abroad, and we shorten the prayer and combine them based on a fatwa we read stating that it is permissible for students abroad to shorten the prayer and combine them.
Answer:
This is not permissible, and this fatwa is the weaker position. The majority of scholars hold the opposite view, so it is not permissible to act upon it. If you intend to stay for a long period for study or for any other reason, or even if you intend to stay for more than four days, it is obligatory for you to complete the prayer and it is obligatory for you to fast Ramadan, because you have become residents and are no longer travelers. The state of travel is ended by a stay of this kind. So you must be aware of this matter and make your brothers aware of it. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/031 — archive.org (9:02)
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