Prayer: Where does a city end for calculating the shar‘ī travel distance?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Where does a city end for calculating the shar‘ī travel distance?

English:

Question #676:

There is a difference of opinion among the residents of an area concerning the shar‘ī distance. Some believe that the criterion is the walls of the area’s last connected houses. Some others believe that the distance should be calculated from the factories and scattered townships which are located beyond the city’s houses. The question is where does a city end?

Answer #676:

The determination of a city’s end depends on the common view. Thus, if the factories and scattered townships are not considered as part of the city, according to the common view, the distance should be calculated from the last houses of the city.

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