Question:A person has a job that involves delivering orders to his workplace, as follows: He travels five times a month and stays from morning until noon. He has been following this routine for years. 1. What is his ruling regarding prayer and fasting while at work? 2. If he travels to a place other than his workplace, does he break his fast or not?

Answer:In name of Allah, In the first case, he must fast and perform full prayers. In the second case, if the travel is within the scope of his job and duties, then he must also fast and perform full prayers. But if it is not within the scope of his job, then the rulings of a traveler apply to him. Allah knows best.

Question:What is the criterion for frequent travel?

Answer:In the name of Allah, a person who does not stay for ten days in their homeland during the month is considered a frequent traveler. Allah knows best.

Question:What is the legal distance required for shortening the prayer? And where does the boundary for shortening begin in vast countries?

Answer:In the name of Allah, the legal distance is approximately 43 kilometers and one-fifth of a kilometer. As for the boundary for shortening, it is determined by the disappearance of the adhan and the walls. The disappearance of the adhan means that the sound from the minaret, without modern instruments, cannot be heard from the mosque in the area considered as the last point of that city. Also, the walls should not be distinguishable, only seen as a vague outline. This is easy for anyone with functioning sight and hearing. Allah knows best.

Question:Where does the obligated person begin measuring the legal distance in vast countries to shorten their prayer if they intend to travel?

Answer:In the name of Allah, the distance begins from the end of the houses belonging to the city or village from the direction of travel. Allah knows best.

Question:If a person works in one place and lives in another, and there is a travel distance between the two places, should they pray shortened (qasr) prayers or complete prayers while traveling?

Answer:In the name of Allah, while traveling, they should pray shortened prayers (qasr). In their place of work and at their home, they should pray complete prayers. Saying “while traveling”, we mean the area where the distance from the houses and the limit for shortening prayers is confirmed, whether from the place where they live or the place where they work. Allah is the Guide and All-Knowing.

Question:Does a wife follow her husband's homeland rules for completing or shortening prayers and fasting if she travels to his homeland without intending to settle there and without having a house of her own in his homeland? For example, if a woman leaves her homeland, Beirut, and travels to the Beqaa Valley, which is her husband's homeland, for five days, should she shorten her prayers and break her fast, or should she complete her prayers and fast in the Beqaa Valley?

Answer:In the name of Allah, the wife follows the husband, so his homeland is considered her homeland. The same applies to children who follow their father. Allah knows best.

Question:If a person intends to stay for an extended period in a place that was once their homeland, but if that long stay happens without prior intention, does that place still count as their homeland? For example, if someone lived for two years in a place without previously intending to do so, does it become their homeland?

Answer:In the name of Allah, as we’ve stated before, a place becomes a homeland when a person decides to make it their residence. It doesn’t require staying for six months or more; it’s sufficient to intend to stay for some time. Allah knows best.

Question:If a student works during his summer vacation in a place that is a legal travel distance from his hometown and returns home every Thursday and Friday, with the job lasting one, two, or three months, what is the ruling on his prayer and fasting at work and during travel?

Answer:In the name of Allah, at his workplace, he should perform full prayers, and similarly at his hometown. While traveling, he is considered a traveler. If the distance between his work and hometown is a religious limit of the travel distance, then he observes the traveler's rulings on the road. If not, traveler rulings do not apply on the road. Allah knows best.

Question:An employee, student, or teacher works or studies in an area that is at a travel distance (the religious limit of distance for shortening prayers). If they return to their hometown daily and are confident their work will continue for a year or more, what is the ruling on their prayers and fasting?

Answer:In the name of Allah, in their hometown, they must pray in full and fast, and the same applies to their workplace. While traveling, they are considered a traveler. If zawal (noon) occurs while on the road and they are fasting, the fast is invalid. If zawal does not occur, they haven't broken the fast, or they left or arrived before zawal, their fast is valid. Allah knows best.

Question:If a person works in one place but lives in another, with a travel distance between them, should they pray qasr (shortened) or in full during the journey?

Answer:In the name of Allah, while on the road, they are considered a traveler if the distance between the workplace and the home meets the legal travel distance (masafat shar'iyya). Allah knows best.