✿ Sourced from: Aḥkām wa Masā’il: Ṣalāh Section, Volume 1, Page 232
If a person travels for a year, less than a year, or more — should he continue offering Qasr prayer throughout, or not?
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh, Ammā ba‘d!
✔ If a person is in a state of travel, and during that travel he makes an intention to stay in one place, then the Prophet ﷺ is not reported to have offered Qasr prayer beyond 19 or 20 days of such intended residence.
➊ If the person intends to stay for less than 19 or 20 days at a location:
◈ He should continue to offer Qasr (shortened) prayer, as he remains within the Shar‘i definition of a traveler.
➋ If the intention is to stay for more than 19 or 20 days:
◈ He must offer the full prayer (i.e., four rak‘ahs in Dhuhr, ‘Asr, and ‘Isha).
❖ The practice of the Prophet ﷺ does not support offering Qasr beyond an intended stay of 19 or 20 days at one location.
❖ Therefore:
✔ Less than 19–20 days → Qasr is valid
✘ More than 19–20 days → Full prayers must be performed
ھٰذَا مَا عِندِي، وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
❖ Question
If a person travels for a year, less than a year, or more — should he continue offering Qasr prayer throughout, or not?
✦ Answer
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh, Ammā ba‘d!
✔ If a person is in a state of travel, and during that travel he makes an intention to stay in one place, then the Prophet ﷺ is not reported to have offered Qasr prayer beyond 19 or 20 days of such intended residence.
✿ The Ruling in Detail:
➊ If the person intends to stay for less than 19 or 20 days at a location:
◈ He should continue to offer Qasr (shortened) prayer, as he remains within the Shar‘i definition of a traveler.
➋ If the intention is to stay for more than 19 or 20 days:
◈ He must offer the full prayer (i.e., four rak‘ahs in Dhuhr, ‘Asr, and ‘Isha).
✔ Summary:
❖ The practice of the Prophet ﷺ does not support offering Qasr beyond an intended stay of 19 or 20 days at one location.
❖ Therefore:
✔ Less than 19–20 days → Qasr is valid
✘ More than 19–20 days → Full prayers must be performed
ھٰذَا مَا عِندِي، وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
