Is it permissible to shorten the prayer for a student who lives in the university and is a traveling distance away from his family?
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The questioner : And does he also shorten the prayer?
The Shaykh : Why does he shorten the prayer?
The questioner : Because he is far from his family, for example... and he is, for example, from Algeria or elsewhere.
The Shaykh : Is he not a resident there at the university?
The questioner : He is a resident, yes, at the university.
The Shaykh : How does a resident shorten the prayer?
The questioner : I read for some of the scholars of knowledge there that they said he shortens the prayer. This was what I knew of what I said.
The Shaykh : No, what you read for some of the scholars is incorrect.
The questioner : Yes, so he does not shorten the prayer.
The Shaykh : He does not shorten it except the traveler, and he is not a traveler.
The Shaykh : Why does he shorten the prayer?
The questioner : Because he is far from his family, for example... and he is, for example, from Algeria or elsewhere.
The Shaykh : Is he not a resident there at the university?
The questioner : He is a resident, yes, at the university.
The Shaykh : How does a resident shorten the prayer?
The questioner : I read for some of the scholars of knowledge there that they said he shortens the prayer. This was what I knew of what I said.
The Shaykh : No, what you read for some of the scholars is incorrect.
The questioner : Yes, so he does not shorten the prayer.
The Shaykh : He does not shorten it except the traveler, and he is not a traveler.
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