1364. A traveler has the option of offering his prayer conventionally or offering it as qasr in the following places:
1. The old Mecca (which extends from Aqaba until dhu al-ÔuwÁ)
2. Medina of the Prophet’s (Peace be upon him and his progeny) time
3. Kufa
4. The shrine of Imam al-Husayn (Peace be upon him)
It is better however, to offer the prayers conventionally. The precautionary measure is that one should not offer his prayer conventionally outside masjid al-ÎarÁm, masjid al-nabЗincluding the extension of these two mosques which were developed after the time of the Imams—and masjid al-Kufa, and places which are beyond the area surrounding the tomb of Imam Husayn (Peace be upon him).
1365. If a person knows he is a traveler and that he should offer his prayer as qasr, and he deliberately offers his prayer conventionally in places other than the four locations elaborated in the aforementioned article, his prayer will be invalid. However, if he forgets, and offers a conventional prayer, he should repeat it if he realizes within its prescribed time. If he realizes after its prescribed time has elapsed, he is not obligated to offer its qaÃÁ.
1366. If a person knows he is a traveler and that he should offer his prayer as qasr, and he inadvertently offers his prayer conventionally, his prayer will be deemed invalid if he realizes within its prescribed time. However, if he realizes after it, he is not obligated to offer its qaÃÁ.
1367. If a traveler does not know that he has to offer his prayer as qasr, and therefore offers his prayer conventionally, his prayer shall be deemed valid.
1368. If a traveler knows that he should offer his prayer as qasr, but is unaware of some of its conditions—for example, he does not know that one must offer his prayer as qasr on a journey of eight farsakhs—and thus offers a conventional prayer, he should repeat it if he realizes within its prescribed time. If he realizes it in its prescribed time, but does not repeat it within its time, he should offer its qaÃÁ. However, if he realizes after its prescribed time has elapsed, there is no qaÃÁ for it.
1369. If a traveler who knows that he should offer his prayer as qasr, offers a conventional prayer under the impression that his journey is less than eight farsakhs, he should repeat the prayer as qasr prayer if he realizes within its prescribed time. If he does not repeat it within its prescribed time, he should offer its qaÃÁ. However, if he realizes after its prescribed time has elapsed, he is not obligated to offer its qaÃÁ.
1370. It a person forgets that he is a traveler, and offers his prayer conventionally, he should repeat the prayer if he realizes within its prescribed time. If he does not repeat it within its prescribed time, he should offer its qaÃÁ. However, if he realizes after its prescribed time has elapsed, he is not obligated to offer its qaÃÁ.
1371. If a person who is required to offer his prayer conventionally, offers his prayer as qasr, his prayer will be invalid. However, if a traveler intends to remain in a location for ten days, but due to his ignorance of its ruling, he offers his prayer as qasr, obligatory precaution dictates that he should repeat the prayer conventionally.
1372. If a person engages in a four rak‘ah prayer, and in the midst of his prayer he recollects that he is a traveler, or realizes that his journey is eight farsakhs, he should complete it as a two rak‘ah prayer as long as he has not proceeded to the rukÙ of the third rak‘ah. If he has recited the qirÁÞah or the tasbÐÎÁt, obligatory precaution dictates that he should offer two sajdat al-sahw. However, if he has proceeded to the rukÙ of the third rak‘ah, his prayer will be invalid, and should repeat it as the qasr prayer even if the time remaining suffices only for one rak‘ah. If the time remaining is insufficient even for one rak‘ah, he should offer its qaÃÁ as qasr.
1373. If a traveler does not know of some of the conditions of the traveler’s prayer—for example, he does not know that if his outward journey is four farsakh and his return is four farsakh, he should offer his prayer as qasr —and he engages in prayer with the intention of performing a four rak‘ah prayer, in the event he realizes the ruling prior to the third rukÙ, he should complete it as two rak‘ah. If he has recited an additional qirÁÞah or tasbÐÎÁt, obligatory precaution dictates that he should offer two sajdat al-sahw. However, if he realizes during the rukÙ, his prayer will be invalid, and he should repeat it as qasr , even if the remaining time suffices one rak‘ah. If the time remaining is insufficient even for one rak‘ah, he should offer its qaÃÁ.
1374. If a traveler who should offer his prayer conventionally, begins his prayer with the intention of performing a two rak‘ah prayer due to his ignorance of the ruling, and then realizes the ruling during prayer, he should complete it as a four rak‘ah prayer.
1375. If a traveler who has not offered his prayer, reaches his hometown, or a location where he intends to remain for ten days, within its prescribed time, he should offer his prayer conventionally. Similarly, if a person who is not a traveler has not offered his prayer in its prime time, and then departs for a journey, he should offer his prayer as qasr during the journey.
1376. If the Ûuhr, ‘aÒr, or ishÁ prayer of traveler who is required to offer his prayer as qasr, becomes qaÃÁ, he should offer a two rak‘ah qaÃÁ, even if he offers its qaÃÁ while not on a journey. Similarly, if one of the aforementioned prayers of a person who is not a traveler becomes qaÃÁ, he should offer a four rak‘ah qaÃÁ, even if he offers it on a journey.
1377. If it recommended for a person to say the following thirty times after every prayer:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُلِهَِ o وَ لَا اِله اِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ اَكْبَرُ
Subhaanallahi wal-hamdu lillaahi wa laa ilaaha ill'Allahu wallaahu akbar
This recommendation is strongly emphasized after the ta’qÐb of the qasr prayer.
