وَإِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَسْكَرُ فِي أَرْضِ الْحَرْبِ، فَنَوَوُا الْإِقَامَةَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا: لَمْ يُتِمُّوا الصَّلَاةَ.
Translation: If an army enters enemy territory and intends to stay fifteen days, it does not pray the full number of rak‘ahs.
This is a historical juristic scenario concerning the unsettled nature of a military encampment in hostile territory, not the ordinary case of settled civilian residence.
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The Traveller’s Prayer: Journey Distance, Qasr, Residence and Make-up
وَإِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَسْكَرُ فِي أَرْضِ الْحَرْبِ، فَنَوَوُا الْإِقَامَةَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا: لَمْ يُتِمُّوا الصَّلَاةَ.
Translation: If an army enters enemy territory and intends to stay fifteen days, it does not pray the full number of rak‘ahs.
This is a historical juristic scenario concerning the unsettled nature of a military encampment in hostile territory, not the ordinary case of settled civilian residence.