The criterion for travel that permits shortening the prayer
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Your Eminence! We want to know the criterion for travel. Is it based on custom, or is it four days or more, or is it eight kilometers? We want the criterion in this issue.
The limit of travel that permits shortening the prayer is a matter of scholarly disagreement.
So some of the scholars said: It is limited by distance, so whoever intends to travel this distance is a traveler if he leaves his town.And some of them said: It is restricted by custom, and the second opinion is the correct one, which was chosen by the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). This is indicated by the hadith of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he traveled three miles or three farsakhs, would pray two rak'ahs) The uncertainty is from Shu'bah. This indicates that the distance is not measured as a two-day journey; because three farsakhs or three miles is much less than that. So the reference in this matter is to custom. But if you are not well-versed in the custom,And this is the problem, that a person says: whether this is considered travel by custom or not? The default is to complete the prayer. Whenever you are in doubt about the condition that permits shortening, you must complete the prayer to be free of blame.
The limit of travel that permits shortening the prayer is a matter of scholarly disagreement.
So some of the scholars said: It is limited by distance, so whoever intends to travel this distance is a traveler if he leaves his town.And some of them said: It is restricted by custom, and the second opinion is the correct one, which was chosen by the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). This is indicated by the hadith of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he traveled three miles or three farsakhs, would pray two rak'ahs) The uncertainty is from Shu'bah. This indicates that the distance is not measured as a two-day journey; because three farsakhs or three miles is much less than that. So the reference in this matter is to custom. But if you are not well-versed in the custom,And this is the problem, that a person says: whether this is considered travel by custom or not? The default is to complete the prayer. Whenever you are in doubt about the condition that permits shortening, you must complete the prayer to be free of blame.