Shortening the prayer for one who has not specified the duration of his stay
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person travels and does not know how long he will stay in the city he traveled to, is he permitted to shorten the prayer?
Answer:
If he has not specified the duration of his stay, he shortens the prayer. If he has not specified the duration of his stay, and it is possible that he will travel today, tomorrow, after ten days, or after two days, then he shortens the prayer, because the state of travel has not ended for him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person travels and does not know how long he will stay in the city he traveled to, is he permitted to shorten the prayer?
Answer:
If he has not specified the duration of his stay, he shortens the prayer. If he has not specified the duration of his stay, and it is possible that he will travel today, tomorrow, after ten days, or after two days, then he shortens the prayer, because the state of travel has not ended for him. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب بيان زوال تطهيره — islamhouse.com (56:36)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.