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I drive 60 km to work a few days a week. Do I pray full or shortened on the road?
A 60 km route exceeds the shar’i distance (8 farsakh ≈ 44 km), so the default for a traveller is shortened (qasr) prayer. But per Sayyid al-Sistani, one who travels ten days in a month, or sixty in six months, is a frequent traveller (kathīr al-safar) and prays the full prayer. A few work trips every week typically reaches that threshold.
sistani.org · Q&A · Qasr Prayers
sistani.org · Q&A · Qasr Prayers
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ARمنهاج الصالحينMinhaj al-Salihin · 3 volumes
ARالتعليقة على العروة الوثقىal-ʿUrwa al-Wuthqa · 2 volumes
ARالمسائل المنتخبةal-Masaʾil al-Muntakhaba
FAتوضیح المسائل جامعTawdih al-Masail Jameh · 4 volumes
ENIslamic Laws
ENA Code of Practice for Muslims in the West
ENJurisprudence Made Easy
AR · FA · ENالاستفتاءاتsistani.org Q&A · 6,500+ answered questions
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