What is the correct way to pray when traveling, and what is the ruling on family members differing in its performance between praying it in full (itmaam) and shortening it (qasr), omitting the supererogatory prayers (sunan), and combining prayers (jam')?
All travel concessions, such as shortening and combining prayers, are permissible if the distance reaches 83 km. A traveler is considered a resident from the first day if he intends to stay more than four days, and he is not permitted to avail himself of travel concessions; he must pray in full.
It is obligatory to pray in full if the traveler has property and family in the destination country, even if the duration of stay is short, as this country is considered a second homeland for him.
If the traveler does not have family or property in the destination country, he is permitted to shorten prayers, even if this country is his original homeland. This is based on what the Hanafi jurists stipulated and what the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did during the conquest of Mecca.
It is permissible for the traveler to perform the regular Sunnah prayers and supererogatory prayers.
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