Reminder: Tomorrow is Monday. The Prophet ﷺ used to fast on Mondays.
Abū Qatāda al-Anṣārī رضي الله عنه reported that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ was asked about fasting on Monday, whereupon he said:
It is (the day) when I was born and revelation was sent down to me.
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1162e]
"Allahumma anta Rabbii laa ilaaha illaa anta, Khalaq-tanii wa ana 'Abduka, wa ana a'la a'hdika wa wa'dika mastaďa'tu, a'udhu bika min sharri maa sana'tu, abuo-u laka bini'matika a'laiya, wa abuo-u laka bidhanbii faghfirli, fa innahuo laa yaghfiru-dhunouba illaa anta."
Dua to visit Kaabah
Allahumma akrimna biziyarati baitikal-haram
“O Allah, grant us the honour of visiting Your sacred house of worship.”
May Allah invite those of us planning to go for Umrah or Hajj this year and make it easy. Ameen.🤲🏻
If the second Aazan for Fajr is given, you can pray the Subh prayer before departure. However, if it is not given, you can begin your travel and stop to pray when the Aazan is called later. If there is no provision for stopping, you can pray inside the car while sitting.
The Prophet (SAAW) said, "Pray standing if you can. If you cannot, then pray sitting..." (Bukhari reported, number 1117). In addition, Allah says, "Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope" (Qur'an, Chapter 2, Verse 286). Based on these two references, you can pray inside the car while sitting as a last option since delaying a prayer outside its time is not allowed.
Regarding the total number of days for Qasr, there are divergent views among scholars, as no authentic hadith specifically mentions the days for shortening the prayer.
In summary, the most popular view is that as long as one is considered a traveller, he can pray Qasr. If he is not a traveller, they can complete his 4 raka'at.
Undoubtedly, it is an issue of Ijtihaad. For example, Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), stayed in Azerbaijan for 6 months, shortened his prayers throughout the period due to the snow.
Indeed, Allah is the All-Knowing.