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At what point is a traveler permitted to commence shortening prayers?
The majority of the Muslim scholars assert the condition that a traveler must depart from all the
housings and buildings of his/her home town relying on the fact that Allaah (glory be to Him) relates
shortening to travel (specifically darb fil-ardh), and such travel only happens once departing one’s
home-town. Moreover, the Prophet Mohammed
(peace be upon him) himself shortened at a place
called (Dhul-Hulaiyfah) after departing from al-Madinah.
