Prayer: If one visits Imam Riḍā’s (a) shrine but falsely intends a 10-day stay to pray full, what is the ruling?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Prayer: If one visits Imam Riḍā’s (a) shrine but falsely intends a 10-day stay to pray full, what is the ruling?
English:
Question #669:
Someone travels to visit the shrine of Imam Riḍā (a.). Despite knowing that he will stay there for less than ten days, he makes intention to stay for ten days in order to perform his prayer in full. What rule applies to him?
Answer #669:
If he knows that he will not stay for ten days, it does not make sense to make an intention to stay for ten days, this intention would be of no effect, and he should shorten the prayers there.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer