yet he should shorten his prayers...

yet he should shorten his prayers, but when he reaches a point where he cannot hear the Azan of his town, and the people of his town cannot see him (and the sign of the people or his town not seeing him is that he himself may not be able to see them) he should shorten his prayers.

However, if he covers a very short distance every day so that the people may not say usually that he is a traveller he should offer complete prayers and the recommended precaution is that he should offer shortened as well as complete prayers. 1293. If a person who is under the control of another person while going on a journey (for example, a servant, who is travelling with his master) knows that his journey is 8 farsakh, he should offer shortened prayers.

and if he does not know this, he should offer complete prayers, and it is not necessary for him to make inquiry in the matter. 1294. It a person, who is under the control of another person. while going on a journey, knows or thinks that he will get separated from that person, before covering a distance of 4 farsakh, he should offer complete prayers. 1295.

If a person, who is under the control of another person, while going on a journey doubts whether or not he will get separated from that person, before covering a distance of 4 farsakh should offer complete prayers. However, if his doubt is due to the fact that he considers it probable that an impediment will take place in his journey, and if this probability is not valid in the eyes other people, he should offer shortened prayers.

Fe that the traveller does not change (iii) The third condition his intention while on his way. In case, therefore, he changes his mind, or wavers his intention before covering 4 farsakh. he should offer full prayers. 1296. It after covering a distance of 4 farsakh the traveller abandons the journey; and if he decides to remain at that place or to return after 10 days; or wavers in the matter of returning or staying there, he should offer complete prayers. 1297.

If a person abandons the journey after reaching a distance of 4 farsakh and decides to return, he should offer shortened prayers though he may wish to stay there for less than 10 days. 1298. If a person commences his journey to go to a place, which is at a distance of 8 farsakh, and after covering a part of the journey decides to go to another place, and the distance between the place Prom where he started his journey up to the place where he intends going, is 8 farsakh.