Is travelling by car for two hours considered a distance to shorten the prayer

Question:

Is travelling by car for two hours considered a travel in which the prayer is shortened?

Answer:

The distances of travelling are unlimited with a measure that is not increased upon nor decreased.

But travelling for an hour is far, the distance of an hour by car is something far, the distance of an hour and two hours.

And the likes of this distance the custom of the former ones goes upon that it is a travel.

So yes, this measure of travel, travelling by car for an hour or two hours is considered travelling.

Answered by: Shaykh, the Allamah, the Trustworthy Advisor, Abu Abdirrahman Yahya bin Ali Al-Hajuri – may Allah preserve him

Source: https://t.me/sh_yahia_duroos/9990

Translated by: Abū ‘Abdillāh ‘Omar bin Yahya Al-‘Akawi