Is it permissible to shorten the prayer when intending to reside for a month in a foreign country, and how then is congregational prayer performed in the mosque?
It is permissible for a traveler on a lawful journey, covering the distance of qasr (shortening prayers) (approximately 83 km), to avail themselves of the dispensations of travel, such as shortening prayers and breaking the fast in , unless they intend to reside for four days or more. If they intend to reside for four days or more, or intend to reside for a month as in the question, then it is not permissible for them to shorten prayers or break the fast, and they are subject to the rulings of a resident. Even if shortening prayers is permissible for them, it is a condition that they do not pray behind someone who is completing their prayers; otherwise, they must complete the prayer.
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