Is Frequent Travel Considered a Habit?

Question

A question about whether traveling for 10 days a month for six months without prior intention qualifies as frequent travel.

Answer 1

Peace be upon you.

Ayatollah al-Uzma Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):

No, this does not qualify as frequent travel.

Source: Office of Sayyid Sistani + Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Conditions for Shortening Prayers, M 915

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Ayatollah al-Uzma Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):

If travel is not a person's occupation, they may shorten their prayers even if they travel multiple times, whether they intended to travel multiple times from the beginning, like someone planning to travel from Tehran to Jamkaran Mosque for forty Fridays, or if they travel several times unexpectedly and without intention, like a patient who has to travel repeatedly to a city for treatment.

Source: A Treatise on Prayer and Fasting, Prayer, Prayer of the Traveler, Not Making Travel a Profession, M 479

May you be successful in all good.