Does the one who goes to Buraydah, for example, and returns on the same day shorten the prayer?
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The questioner : A person wants to travel to, for example, Buraydah or a place like it, meaning he goes and returns on the same day. Does he shorten the prayer?
The Shaykh : No, this person does not shorten the prayer. That is, with the shortness of the time and the distance, there is no shortening.
The questioner : And if...
The Shaykh : For example, if he went to study in Buraydah, we say he does not shorten the prayer, because you are not considered a traveler, nor do you consider yourself a traveler, so the condition of being a traveler does not apply to him, neither according to the opinion of the one who holds that travel is defined by custom, nor according to the opinion of the one who holds that travel is defined by distance. Yes, but if he went to a distance of two days from his town and he intends to return to the town on that day, then according to the opinion of the one who holds that it is defined by distance, he shortens the prayer, and according to the second opinion, he does not shorten it. So you find that there is disagreement between the two opinions. As for if he went to a distance of two days and he intends to travel and stay there for two or three days, then he is a traveler according to both opinions.
The student: Three.
The Shaykh : Three.
The Shaykh : No, this person does not shorten the prayer. That is, with the shortness of the time and the distance, there is no shortening.
The questioner : And if...
The Shaykh : For example, if he went to study in Buraydah, we say he does not shorten the prayer, because you are not considered a traveler, nor do you consider yourself a traveler, so the condition of being a traveler does not apply to him, neither according to the opinion of the one who holds that travel is defined by custom, nor according to the opinion of the one who holds that travel is defined by distance. Yes, but if he went to a distance of two days from his town and he intends to return to the town on that day, then according to the opinion of the one who holds that it is defined by distance, he shortens the prayer, and according to the second opinion, he does not shorten it. So you find that there is disagreement between the two opinions. As for if he went to a distance of two days and he intends to travel and stay there for two or three days, then he is a traveler according to both opinions.
The student: Three.
The Shaykh : Three.