Ruling 1290 — Prayer (Ṣalāh)

With regard to someone who has not travelled for a sinful purpose, if on the way he makes the intention of travelling the rest of the journey for a sinful purpose, he must perform tamām prayers. However, the prayers he performed in qaṣr form [before he changed his intention] are valid. Sixth condition: one must not be a nomad, such as the desert dwellers who roam the deserts and stay wherever they find water and food for themselves and their animals, and after a while move to another place. Such people must perform tamām prayers on these journeys.