I am a man from a village located a shortening distance from Makkah, and my work is in Makkah, and I reside there most of the time. So, if I go to my village once or twice a year and stay there for a day or two, is it permissible for me to consider myself a traveler, and is it permissible for me to do what is permissible for a traveler?

The questioner : May Allah reward you. He says: I am a man from a village located a shortening distance from Makkah, and my work is in Makkah, and I reside there most of the time. So, if I go to my village once or twice a year and stay there for a day or two, is it permissible for me to consider myself a traveler, and is it permissible for me to do what is permissible for a traveler?

The Shaykh : Yes, if a person moves from his original town and settles in a second town, he becomes a resident of the second town. So, if he goes to his original town, he is a traveler. The evidence for this is the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for he considered himself a traveler in Makkah, not a resident. He was a traveler who shortened his prayer and broke his fast, even though he married in Makkah and his children came to him in Makkah. Nevertheless, he did not consider it his home because he had emigrated from it. In fact, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah during the Conquest of Makkah in Ramadan, and yet he prayed two rak'ahs and said to the people of Makkah: And he was breaking his fast that month. The Messenger broke his fast in Makkah in Ramadan because he was what? A traveler. So, the point is that if a person settles in a town other than his original town, and then goes to his original town for a visit, trade, or otherwise, he is a traveler in his original town. Yes.