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Q 3: If I travel to another country and stay there for three days with the intention to stay for that period before setting out, should I observe Sawm (fasting) if this journey is during Ramadan? Should I shorten Salah or pray them in their entirety?

A: If the case is as you mentioned, i.e. You traveled for a long distance and stayed for three days with the intention of residence, it is permissible for you to break your Sawm and shorten the four-Rak`ah Salah (Prayer consisting of four units) during those three days. This period does not cancel the rulings on travel, even if you had intended to stay from the beginning, as it was authentically reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) stayed in Makkah for four days during the Farewell Pilgrimage and shortened Salah all this time. You can observe Sawm, if you like, but you must offer the obligatory Salah congregationally, not individually.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.