The ruling on shortening the prayer for one who intends to reside for the sake of seeking knowledge
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The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. It is not necessary that you be one of these callers to the Sunnah.
The questioner : We seek help from Allah, we seek help from Allah. We hope that we will be so, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you, then.
The questioner : Do you see shortening the prayer for travelers here, or do you not see shortening?
The Shaykh : No. The one who goes to a country and intends to reside there for the sake of seeking knowledge is a resident, not a traveler.
The questioner : For example, I have been here for three years now, and I have about a year and a half remaining.
The Shaykh : It must be that.
The questioner : He considers himself a traveler.
The Shaykh : It is so.
The questioner : All right, Shaykh. The hadith does not get old, and the questions
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. It is not necessary that you be one of these callers to the Sunnah.
The questioner : We seek help from Allah, we seek help from Allah. We hope that we will be so, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you, then.
The questioner : Do you see shortening the prayer for travelers here, or do you not see shortening?
The Shaykh : No. The one who goes to a country and intends to reside there for the sake of seeking knowledge is a resident, not a traveler.
The questioner : For example, I have been here for three years now, and I have about a year and a half remaining.
The Shaykh : It must be that.
The questioner : He considers himself a traveler.
The Shaykh : It is so.
The questioner : All right, Shaykh. The hadith does not get old, and the questions
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، رقم 123 في قناة «تسجيلات الإمام الألباني - محمد أبو ليلى الأثري» — youtube.com (3:29)
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