Prayer: A Tour Leader Taking Pilgrims to Mecca
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani
Ruling 1294
A tour leader (someone who travels to take pilgrims to Mecca) must perform tamām prayers if his profession is travelling. However, if his profession is not travelling and he only travels in the hajj season to take pilgrims and stays in his home town for the rest of the year, then in the event that his trip does not exceed two months, he must perform qaṣr prayers. If his trip lasts three months or more, he must perform tamām prayers. If his trip is in between the two, then as an obligatory precaution, he must perform both qaṣr and tamām prayers.