A university student is unsure about how to calculate the travel distance from her residence to her university, as her neighborhood is associated with one town but legally belongs to another. She seeks guidance on whether she can consider herself a traveler and how to approach her prayers and fasting based on this.
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him):
Regarding the principle of calculating the distance and its limits, you can refer to Question 2431.
As for your situation, it does not matter whether there is a legal travel distance or not. If there is a legal travel distance, you can consider yourself a traveler as you mentioned, and you can follow the rulings of the leader, allowing you to pray in full and fast, provided that the other conditions of travel are met. For more information, you can refer to Question 3218.
If there is no legal travel distance, you will complete your prayers and fast as there is no travel at all.
Source: Message on Prayer and Fasting - Prayer - Traveler's Prayer - Not to Consider Travel as a Profession - M 485 + Special Inquiry + Fiqh of the Guardian: Rulings on Travel: Travel Interruptions
Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him):
Regarding the principle of calculating the distance and its limits, you can refer to Question 2431.
As for your situation, it does not matter whether there is a legal travel distance or not. If there is a legal travel distance and the condition of frequent travel applies to you, you must complete your prayers. For more information, you can refer to Question 3218.
If there is no travel distance, you must complete your prayers due to the absence of travel. You will pray in full and your fasting will be valid. However, the situation may differ for your travels that are not to the university; if you fall under the category of frequent travelers, you must complete your prayers in all your travels, even those not to the university. If the category of frequent travel does not apply to you, you must shorten your prayers during your travels.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin - Vol. 1 - Conditions for Shortening Prayers - Fifth + Rulings on Travelers
May you be successful in all good.