The Criterion for Shortening Prayer Is the Boundary of the Town

The questioner : According to the view we hold, shortening the prayer is based on distance. Yes. Is the criterion the boundary of the town or the end of its residential area? I mean, the boundary of the town might be less than the distance for shortening according to the view that bases it on distance. Yes.

The Shaykh : In the middle of the town, for example, the criterion is the limits of the town.

The questioner : I mean, for example, some towns have expanded now. Originally, the distance between Makkah and Jeddah was two days on camels. Now, on camels, it is one day or less.