If a person travels for recreational and leisure purposes, his journey is not unlawful and he must perform qaṣr prayers. Ruling 1287.* If a person goes hunting for amusement and fun, although it is not unlawful, his prayer during the outward journey must be performed in tamām form. As for his return journey, if it is not for recreational hunting, he must perform qaṣr prayers, provided it is of the prescribed distance.
If the outward journey is not for hunting and the person hunts for food, he must perform his prayers in qaṣr form. The same applies if he hunts for the purposes of business and increasing his wealth. If one travels for a purpose that would commonly be regarded as pointless – such as a journey that has no rational purpose – the obligatory precaution is that he must perform both qaṣr and tamām prayers.
Ruling 1288.* With regard to someone who has travelled for a sinful purpose, he must perform qaṣr prayers on his return journey, whether he repents for his sin or not and whether the return journey on its own is eight farsakhs or less.