Ruling on shortening the prayer for a traveler who is staying
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you. Also, from the questions of the brother, he says: Does a traveler who stays for two years shorten the prayer?
The Shaykh:
The resident, meaning in a country.
The questioner:
Yes, or for study or for treatment?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible for him to shorten the prayer, and not to break his fast, because he is a resident, not a traveler. When it is known that he will stay for more than four days, his state of travel is broken, so it is obligatory for him to complete the prayer, and it is obligatory for him to fast in Ramadan, because he is not a traveler, but rather a resident. Especially if the stay is long, for study or for an embassy in other countries, he does not leave off, he does not shorten the prayer, and he does not break his fast in Ramadan, because he is a resident, not a traveler; his travel has been broken by the long stay. Yes.
May Allah bless you. Also, from the questions of the brother, he says: Does a traveler who stays for two years shorten the prayer?
The Shaykh:
The resident, meaning in a country.
The questioner:
Yes, or for study or for treatment?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible for him to shorten the prayer, and not to break his fast, because he is a resident, not a traveler. When it is known that he will stay for more than four days, his state of travel is broken, so it is obligatory for him to complete the prayer, and it is obligatory for him to fast in Ramadan, because he is not a traveler, but rather a resident. Especially if the stay is long, for study or for an embassy in other countries, he does not leave off, he does not shorten the prayer, and he does not break his fast in Ramadan, because he is a resident, not a traveler; his travel has been broken by the long stay. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/210 — archive.org (3:02)
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