The Criterion for the Distance of Shortening Prayer When Traveling to a Farm

The questioner:
A questioner says: My brother has a farm, Shaykh, that is seventy-five kilometers from Riyadh. These kilometers are measured from where he leaves the built-up area until he reaches this farm. He asks about the prayers, considering that he stays there on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and returns on Saturday. What is the criterion for this, Shaykh?

The Shaykh:
By Allah, it is not permissible for him to shorten, because this is less than the distance for shortening. The distance for shortening is eighty kilometers or more, which is the position of the majority. It is not permissible for him to shorten; the distance is close. Yes.

The questioner:
If it is eighty-nine kilometers from his house, Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
Eighty-nine is the distance for shortening. No, not from his house, but from outside the built-up area. The distance starts from outside the built-up area of the town. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.