Students in institutes and universities in countries other than their own: Do they take advantage of the dispensations for travel or not?
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The questioner : I am from Jeddah and I came here, and my period is fixed for the duration of the studies, which is about four years, and then I return to Jeddah. Do I take the same ruling as a traveler, regarding shortening the prayer...?
The Shaykh : Where are you studying?
The questioner : Here.
The Shaykh : Here in my house.
The questioner : In al-'Unayzah, in the region, I mean.
The Shaykh : In the Qassim region?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, have you made Qassim your home?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : So you are a traveler, and for this reason we find that when your studies end during the vacation days, you return to your family, did you understand? So, in our view, you are a traveler, but you are required to attend the congregation in the mosques; if you hear the call to prayer, answer it.
The Shaykh : Where are you studying?
The questioner : Here.
The Shaykh : Here in my house.
The questioner : In al-'Unayzah, in the region, I mean.
The Shaykh : In the Qassim region?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, have you made Qassim your home?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : So you are a traveler, and for this reason we find that when your studies end during the vacation days, you return to your family, did you understand? So, in our view, you are a traveler, but you are required to attend the congregation in the mosques; if you hear the call to prayer, answer it.