فصل في المسافر

Concessionary travel for obedient and disobedient alike is measured as three days’ camel pace and foot march.

The traveller’s obligation in a four-rakʿa prayer is two rakʿas; if he prayed four and recited in the first two and sat in the second for tashahhud extent, the first two count as obligatory and what follows as nafl; if he did not sit, it is void.

The traveller shortens by leaving the town’s buildings until he returns to them.

Or he intends fifteen days in a town or village, not in desert—then residence is complete.

If he enters a town without intending residence and his need lasts months, he may shorten.

An army’s residence intention fighting disbelievers or rebels is invalid—unlike herdsmen.

The shortening follower completes with residents; if the traveller prays two with them he salutes and says “Complete your prayer, we are travellers,” and they complete without recitation.

Whoever settles outside his homeland then enters his original homeland shortens.

A resident’s missed prayer is made up while travelling as four; a traveller’s missed prayer in residence as two; the criterion is the end of the time.

The traveller becomes resident by intention alone; the resident does not become a traveller except with intention and departure.

Travel on Friday before noon and after is permitted.

Whoever turns back from the road towards his town: if there is not a travel distance between them he is immediately resident; otherwise he remains a traveller until he reaches his town.

Every follower becomes resident by his leader’s intention when he knows of it.