Students studying in al-Ahsa, who go on Saturday after the Fajr prayer and return on Wednesday around the 'Asr prayer

The questioner : Many of the brothers, O Shaykh, are asking this. They are students studying in al-Ahsa, who go on Saturday after the Fajr prayer and return on Wednesday around the 'Asr prayer, and who study for a period of four years; do they shorten their prayers during their stay in al-Ahsa from Saturday to Wednesday?

The Shaykh : No, there is no shortening. They do not shorten their prayers. These people have agreed to reside there; so it is not permissible for them to shorten their prayers; they are residents.