What are the rulings of the prayer of the traveler in Kufa and Karbala? Do they have the choice of offering full prayers? Is Najaf considered to be within Kufa?

I have two homes, one in a city and another at my native village, and the distance between them is about 200 km. I mainly work and live in the city and visit my village every month or so for a few days. What is the ruling of fasting and praying there?

I am an employee of a tour company. Customers of the company can order a trip to the various sites that are from my town at a distance of more than 23 kilometers, and a representative of the company accompanies them. The number of such trips are dependent on demand, but in practice occur once a week, twice a week or every two weeks. Moreover, one employee will not be required to go on every tour. In such a situation, will the person be deemed as a traveler and required to offer shortened prayers?

I was born in a particular place where my grandparents still own properties as well as my uncles and other relatives, who are all living there. I often visit the place during the summer vacation for a short period. During my stay there, do I offer full or shortened prayers?

My parents live in another city where I was brought up and I visit them in summer vacations for short periods of less than 10 days. Should I offer full or shortened prayers in that city?

I have been working for a number of years in a city, which I will be passing by on my way from Umrah to another destination. While I am passing by this city, should I offer full or shortened prayers?

If I am an engineering student and live a distance of 276 miles from my home city, if I go home during holidays and I went to college for some important work for 2-3 days, would my prayers be shortened and can I fast?

My father was born and lived a fair portion of his life in a Middle-Eastern village. He then moved to another close-by village (which is less than 22 km from the first village), where he lived, worked, got married and built a house. He then moved to Canada where he has been living for many years. I was born in Canada and sometimes come to Lebanon to visit for a few months every few years. My father still considers both villages as his hometown, and he told me that I should consider both villages my hometown too. When I go to Lebanon to visit, which of the villages do I consider my hometown if any? And what do I do in terms of prayers and fasting?

I will be travelling to another country for a few months. Should I pray full prayers or shortened? A: You should perform shortened prayers since you are a traveler, but if you intend to stay in one city for ten days or more, then you should perform full prayers.

My parents have separated, and I live with my father and work in my fathers city. I usually visit my mother - who lives in another city - once or twice a month, sometimes for a few days, but I do not have a wardrobe there and I keep my clothes in a suitcase. Will I consider her city to be my hometown as well, and thus perform full prayers?

My father's home town is in Lebanon, and I was born in Canada and I currently live there. Do I consider the hometown of my father as my own? Also if my father has died do I also still regard it as my hometown?

If one travels about 20 kilometers, and then decides to travel another 30 kilometers, and both of these distances add up to 50 kilometers which is more than the sharia-defined distance for the traveler (i.e. 46 kilometers), should he offer shortened prayers or full prayers?

I am traveling due to my Hawza studies eight times a month and staying in a dormitory that the Hawza provides for students. Can I consider this place as a home?

If someone travelled and he does not notice that he already reached the distance of 22.5 km or more, and mistakenly performed his prayers in full without shortening them. Is he required to repeat his prayers?

I was travelling for some days, after having missed some prayers at home. While I am travelling and shortening my prayers, will I make up for those missed prayers by praying in the shortened form or full?

I work at site that is 500 kilometers from my home for 7 days and I stay at a camp there for that duration. I then return home for 7 days. This will continue for another year. When I am at the work site, should I offer complete prayers or shortened (qasr) prayers?

If a person travels from one time zone to another and in the process he gains extra time when he reaches his destination, does he need to repeat the prayers if he is still within the time of that prayer?

I have heard that one should intent to travel before he can offer shortened prayer. How is that?

What is the distance that when it is crossed by a traveler he must perform shortened prayers?

Where would one start measuring the distance that he should cross to be considered as a traveler?