Will a person be regarded as a musaafir if he is studying 76km from his home town
Q: I am from Roshnee, studying in Azaadville (distance between Roshnee and Azaadville is 76 Km). My wife is from Rustenburg which is +/-100 km to Azaadville.
So we staying together here in Azaadville, but I do not intend ever settling down here because I have to basically just finish my studies.
Ps. We usually don't stay here for more than 15 days. So can the following intentions be permissible:
My niyyah: My darul watan is still Roshnee, I make niyyah for safr when I leave Roshnee intending to continue my journey more than safr distance, and stay in Azaadville for less than 15 days (by our flat).
My wife's niyyah: She keeps Rustenburg as her darul watan as she hasn't established herself anywhere else yet, not Roshnee nor Azaadville. Azaadville is just a darus safr as she will not stay for more than 15 days like myself. She reads qasr when in Roshnee.
So do I read qasr in Rustenburg? Are these intentions correct or should we change our niyyah to base ourselves in Azaadville and work accordingly or what is Mufti Saheb's opinion?
A: If you have no intention of travelling the safr distance from Roshnee then you will not be a musaafir in Azaadville. If your wife has not yet decided on making Roshnee her permanent residence then she will be musaafir in Azaadville if she stays there for less than 15 days.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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