Shortening the Prayer for One Who Has Traveled for Four Years
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Question:
This questioner says: If a person travels to a city and the duration of this travel is four years, does he shorten the prayer?
Answer:
No, if he intends to stay for a period exceeding four days, he must complete the prayer, because the state of travel is ended by the intention of a long stay. He becomes a resident, not a traveler, and thus takes on the rulings of residents: he fasts Ramadan, completes the prayer, and does not avail himself of the dispensations for travelers. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: If a person travels to a city and the duration of this travel is four years, does he shorten the prayer?
Answer:
No, if he intends to stay for a period exceeding four days, he must complete the prayer, because the state of travel is ended by the intention of a long stay. He becomes a resident, not a traveler, and thus takes on the rulings of residents: he fasts Ramadan, completes the prayer, and does not avail himself of the dispensations for travelers. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/195 — archive.org (17:25)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.