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Q 4: If a person has two houses in two different cities in the same country and he lives in both and goes back and forth from time to time, if he is traveling from one house to another, is he permitted to shorten Prayer or should he perform Salah in full? Kindly, give us a thorough explanation on shortening Salah in general.

A: If the case is as you have mentioned regarding both houses as (Part No. 8; Page No. 148) places of residence for that person, he is not allowed to avail of the concessions granted for travelers, i.e., shortening prayers and the like while staying in any of the two cities mentioned. But he is permitted to avail of such concessions during his travel between the two cities as long as the distance exceeds the limit of approximately eighty kilometers.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.