A man traveled to Oman and set the duration of his trip at approximately one month; is it permissible for him to shorten his prayers in this case?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I say, for example, Shaykh, that I have arrived in Oman, in Jordan, for instance. I said, if Allah wills, I may stay for a month or less, meaning around that limit. I intended this limit. Does this count as fixing a residence, or am I still a traveler?
The Shaykh : No, you know better. You are an Arab and I am a non-Arab, so you...
The questioner : But you are the one who knows, Shaykh!
The Shaykh : Excuse me, you understand:[Al-Baqarah 2:184].
The questioner : No, I do not.
The Shaykh : So you should seek a ruling from yourself.
The questioner : I am a traveler because I intend to travel again in a few days!
The Shaykh : And in a few months—also—you will travel. Is that not the case? Meaning, he is on the verge of traveling. Or is everyone who resides in a country, no matter how long the stay, for example, one who goes to study in, say, Saudi Arabia or Pakistan, or elsewhere...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And one day he will return to his country.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So is he a traveler? Some might say, and I have heard this, that if he goes to study for two, three, or four years, he says he is a traveler.
The questioner : A traveler, yes, some of them say so.
The Shaykh : Yes, but is he truly a traveler?
The questioner : No, by Allah, he is a resident for the sake of study.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : I say, for example, Shaykh, that I have arrived in Oman, in Jordan, for instance. I said, if Allah wills, I may stay for a month or less, meaning around that limit. I intended this limit. Does this count as fixing a residence, or am I still a traveler?
The Shaykh : No, you know better. You are an Arab and I am a non-Arab, so you...
The questioner : But you are the one who knows, Shaykh!
The Shaykh : Excuse me, you understand:
So whoever among you is ill or on a journey
فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍThe questioner : No, I do not.
The Shaykh : So you should seek a ruling from yourself.
The questioner : I am a traveler because I intend to travel again in a few days!
The Shaykh : And in a few months—also—you will travel. Is that not the case?
on a journey
عَلَى سَفَرٍThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And one day he will return to his country.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So is he a traveler? Some might say, and I have heard this, that if he goes to study for two, three, or four years, he says he is a traveler.
The questioner : A traveler, yes, some of them say so.
The Shaykh : Yes, but is he truly a traveler?
The questioner : No, by Allah, he is a resident for the sake of study.
The Shaykh : That is it.
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