قَالَ مَالِك : لَا يَقْصُرُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ السَّفَرَ الصَّلَاةَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ مِنْ بُيُوتِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَلَا يُتِمُّ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ أَوَّلَ بُيُوتِ الْقَرْيَةِ أَوْ يُقَارِبَ ذَلِكَ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: A traveler should not shorten the prayer until he has left the inhabited area of the city, and he should not stop shortening the prayer until he enters the inhabited area of the city or comes close to it.