The Ruling on Shortening the Prayer for Students Coming to the City of Riyadh
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Question:
There are also some students, may Allah preserve you, who come to the city of Riyadh and consider themselves to be travelers. What is the ruling on their doing this?
Answer:
If they are from the people of Riyadh, then when they arrive in Riyadh, the travel ends, and it is not permissible for them to shorten the prayer, for they are not travelers in their own land. Likewise, if those who are not from the people of Riyadh intend to stay for more than four days, they are required to complete the prayer. Yes.
There are also some students, may Allah preserve you, who come to the city of Riyadh and consider themselves to be travelers. What is the ruling on their doing this?
Answer:
If they are from the people of Riyadh, then when they arrive in Riyadh, the travel ends, and it is not permissible for them to shorten the prayer, for they are not travelers in their own land. Likewise, if those who are not from the people of Riyadh intend to stay for more than four days, they are required to complete the prayer. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/161 — archive.org (3:42)
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