Qasr in the place of residence

Question

My relative, Mr Sherwani, is the chairman of a board of directors. His old ancestral homeland, in which he has never taken up residence, is in Aligarh district [and] is uninhabited. Under the ownership of the factory there is one mansion in Allahabad, one in Nainital and one in Delhi. The family lives in the Allahabad mansion, and apparently [his] residence is among [his] dear ones. He frequently has journeys ahead of him; he stays only briefly in any one place.

Answer

If he has not emigrated completely from his old homeland, then it alone is his original homeland (watan asli): on arriving there he will pray the full prayer, even if he is to stay [there] only one day. If there is no intention of permanent residence in any of the places mentioned, then, as long as there is no intention of staying in some place at least fifteen days, he will…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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