One who comes from outside the city to study at the Islamic University: does he have the ruling of a traveler or that of a resident?

The questioner : A question on the same topic: One who comes from outside the city—O our Shaykh—to study at the Islamic University, does he have the ruling of a traveler or that of a resident?

The Shaykh : This question is frequently raised, and I personally find it strange... The most beneficial thing for him is to remain here for the rest of the year and the coming years. I imagine this person is either in the category of one who is undecided about residing— and this is pure imagination!—because one who is undecided about residing certainly came as a traveler and sought a place where he says to himself: "I will travel tomorrow, if Allah wills, or the day after tomorrow, or when my work is finished..." This is a traveler. As for the one who has resolved to reside—and this is the expression of some of the Salaf—this is not a traveler; he is a resident. So now I ask: Is there a student of knowledge who comes to a university here, or any other university, without intending to reside in that city? That is imagination. Therefore, he is a resident, and the rulings of residency apply to him, and it is not permissible for him to adopt the rulings of travel.

The questioner : Even if he travels repeatedly, such as going to Jeddah, for example, where he resides in Jeddah, and he goes to his family in Jeddah every month?

The Shaykh : I hope you do not confuse the issue; because...