His Journey Is Not Less Than Eight Farsakhs
Issue No.1120- A person whose outward and return journey is eight farsakhs (43 KMs approximately) should shorten his prayer, irrespective of whether his outward journey is 4 farsakhs (21.5 KMs approximately) or less or more. As long as his outward and return journey is eight farsakhs, the four-rak‘at prayers should be shortened to two rak‘ats even though he may not return on the same day or night. However, if he decides to stay there for ten days, he cannot shorten his prayer.
