Prayer: What’s my prayer and fasting rule in the village, the city, and Mashhad where I now study?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: What’s my prayer and fasting rule in the village, the city, and Mashhad where I now study?

English:

Question #699:

I spent six years of my life in a village, and eight years in a city before I came to Mashhad, where I now study. What is the rule of my prayer and fasting in each of these places?

Answer #699:

You should say full prayer and fast in the village of your birth if it is considered as your original watan as per the common view. If there is doubt about its being considered as your watan, you should observe caution. If you were not born there and doubt about its being considered as your watan, the rules of watan are not applicable. As for the city where you resided for several years, if you took it as your watan, the watan rule will apply to it as long as you do not abandon it. But Mashhad is not considered as your watan unless you make the intention of making it your watan. However if you are to reside there for at least one/two year(s), you should say full prayer and fast there.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer