Considering the Performance of the Prayer
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His Eminence the Shaykh: A man left his home traveling, and the time for the 'Asr prayer came upon him before he left the built-up area or the district he was in; does he shorten the prayer or complete it?
If you catch up with the traveler while he is in his hometown, and he prays in his hometown, he does not shorten the prayer; because he has not left. And if he leaves and prays it during the journey, he prays it as two rak'ahs, even if the adhan was called while he was in the town.Meaning: The criterion is the performance of the prayer. Similarly, if the time enters while you are traveling and you arrive at your hometown before you pray, you pray it as four rak'ahs.
So the rule is that the criterion is the performance of the prayer: if you perform it while traveling, shorten it; and if you perform it while resident, complete it.
If you catch up with the traveler while he is in his hometown, and he prays in his hometown, he does not shorten the prayer; because he has not left. And if he leaves and prays it during the journey, he prays it as two rak'ahs, even if the adhan was called while he was in the town.Meaning: The criterion is the performance of the prayer. Similarly, if the time enters while you are traveling and you arrive at your hometown before you pray, you pray it as four rak'ahs.
So the rule is that the criterion is the performance of the prayer: if you perform it while traveling, shorten it; and if you perform it while resident, complete it.