Issue 631: "Home" is the place which a person adopts for their living, irrespective of whether they were born there, or whether it is the home of their parents, or whether they themselves choose to live there.

Issue 632: The home of a child is the home of his/her parents as long as they live with their parents, even if they were not born there; and when they become independent and adopt a different place for permanent living, the new place will be their home. Thus, for example, if a couple from Isfahan move to Shiraz on business and their child is born there, when they move back to Isfahan which is their home, the child too, must offer complete prayers because it is also his/her home as long as he or she lives with his/her parents.

Issue 633: Unless for a permanent living, a place where a person lives in for rather a long time, is not considered their home; however, they have to offer complete prayers.

Issue 634: If a person intends to stay in a place other than their home for rather a long time, and then move to another place, that place is not considered their home; however, in that place, they are not accounted as travelers and must offer complete prayers.

Issue 635: If a person goes to a place which was formerly their home, but they have abandoned it for ever, they must not offer complete prayers there, even if they have not adopted a new home yet.

Issue 636: A traveler returning to their home town must offer complete prayers as they reach so close to their hometown that can see the walls of the houses and can hear the sound of Adhaan.

Q637: Is a wife subject to her husband regarding the adoption of their home town?

A: She is not subject to her husband; however, a wife normally has the same intention regarding the adoption of home as her husband does.

Q638: A woman from Tehran is married to a man from Isfahan and they live in Isfahan now, but she has not intended to abandon Tehran as her original home. What is the case of her prayers and fasts in the following cases?

1- When she resides in Isfahan and travels to Tehran for a period of less than ten days.

2- When she resides in Isfahan, and goes to Isfahan from another place, intending to leave Isfahan before a ten-day stay is over.

3- When she temporarily goes to Tehran to reside there for a purpose like her husband's education but still intends to return to Isfahan, and during their stay in Tehran they occasionally travel to Isfahan for periods of less than ten days.

A: Being their residence and place of living, Isfahan is their home, and in all given cases, they have to offer complete prayers there as long as they live there, but if they leave Isfahan to live elsewhere, they have to offer reduced prayers whenever they go to Isfahan. One's place of birth and their former hometown are not considered their home as they move to another town etc and do not commonly intend to live there anymore; Love of one's hometown is not taken into consideration as a criterion regarding abandonment of the home town and adoption of a new one.

Q639: A person, who once lived in a village, lives in Tehran now, but to visit their relatives and to take care of some financial affairs and their property, they go to the village for a few days every year. Is this village considered their home? What will be the case be if they have offered complete prayers and kept their fasts there so far?

A: In the given case, since they are not going to return and live there, the village is not accounted their home anymore, and when they go there, they are considered travelers. Owning property, visiting and commuting to one's previous hometown are not the criteria based on which they can account the town as their hometown; As for the prayers and fast done there, they should, as a precaution, do the corresponding Quadha prayers and fasts gradually so that they make sure they have offered the least of what they should have; That is to offer reduced prayers as Quadha and keep the fasts again, of course, gradually with a minimum of inconvenience.

Q640: A person has two hometowns, one as their place of birth and the other as their permanent residence, and for occupational purposes, they move to a third town to live there for some years, and they are not sure when they return to their previous hometowns. Besides, they cannot make any intention to stay for at least ten days in their hometowns for occupational reasons. What is the case of their prayers and fasts?

A: They must offer complete prayers in the three towns, because the three of them are considered their homes.

Q641: I am a member of the military. I was born in Tehran and live in a state house in the suburbs of Karaj. Can I consider Karaj as my hometown? If so, can my family also consider Karaj as their second hometown? It is about thirty kilometers from my new residence to my work place. What is the case of my prayers and fasts then? What is the case of my prayers and fasts if I travel to Tehran on some affairs? What if I am sent to Tehran on official missions?

A: A place in which a person plans to live for rather a long time on business, education etc, just like Qum or Najaf for the students of the seminary, or like universities for university students, or work places for government officials, is considered as their home. So, in the given case, the state house in the suburbs of Karaj is their home, and they must offer complete prayers and their fasts are valid there, just as it is the case in their original hometown, and they do not need to make any intentions of residing there; As it is mentioned above, the person is an oft-traveler because he/she commutes frequently to and from his/her work place and also to Tehran. So, his/her prayers are complete and his/her fasts are valid. To adopt a hometown is based upon the living situation and conditions as well as one's intentions regarding their place of living.