A traveler returns from their journey and enters their country but has not yet reached their residential area. Should they pray completely or shorten their prayer?
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
The traveler shortens their prayer until they enter their city; the important factor is the city or village, not the country.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Issue 920.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
A traveler who leaves their homeland intending to cover the legal distance shortens their prayer from the moment they reach a certain limit, and similarly on their return journey, they must pray completely from the moment they reach that limit. This limit is referred to as the "limit of exemption." However, it is recommended to combine both shortening and completing the prayer in the distance between the limit of exemption and the city.
Source: Special Inquiry + Office of His Eminence in Lebanon + Lessons from the Essentials of Jurisprudence.
May you be successful in all good.