He left his country by plane and passed over a town while traveling; does he shorten the prayer?

The questioner : He boarded the plane and it took off, and he left the village. Sometimes, however, the plane passes over the town, and he follows the ruling.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. What do you do with this issue? He says: He traveled by plane, and the airport is outside the town. He boarded the plane, but the plane made a loop and passed over his town while he was praying. So, is he required to complete the prayer? Because the air follows the ruling. Yes. Why?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : In any case, it does not contradict. Let us not take something that flows, but he passed over his town.

The questioner : The airport. All right.

The Shaykh : But perhaps the pilot wants to look at his hometown; maybe the captain of the plane is from there and wants to look at it.

The questioner : What is the ruling if he left the village? I mean, whether he is above it or whether he is...

The Shaykh : A temporary matter, meaning this passage is a non-settled passage, right?

The questioner : Meaning, a creator. A creator, whether it is a circle or not. Hmm. And this is not a matter...

The Shaykh : But Sami says that the air follows the ruling; this is a consistent statement in his jurisprudence. That means, if I pass over the airport in the plane above the miqat and I want to enter the state of ihram, do we say: do not enter ihram? Do not enter ihram. Enter ihram. What appears is that he is not required to complete the prayer, because this passage is a passing travel passage, not a passage of settling and ending the journey. It appears that this follows [the ruling of travel], and the duration is usually brief. Yes, indeed, this is a passing passage.