Making Itmaam during Safr
Question
Can a Musaafir read full four Rakaats whilst travelling? If one has been doing so, is his Salaah valid?
Answer
1. Yes, it is necessary for the Musaafir to make Qasr if he had undertaken a journey of 77 kilometres or more. Intentionally making Itmaam during Safr (instead of Qasr) is Makrooh-e-Tahreemi, which renders one sinful.
2. If one had been making Itmaam previously, then one’s Fardh will be fulfilled, as long as one sat for the first Qa’dah (in a four Rakaat Salaah). However, one is required to repeat the Salaah during the Salaah time only. Once the Salaah time elapses, the Salaah will be valid with abhorrence.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
Re-: Fatawaa Darul Uloom Zakariyya Vol.2 Pg. 648
فلو أتم مسافر إن قعد في القعدة الأولى تم فرضه و لكنه أساء لو عامدا لتأخير السلام وترك واجب القصر وواجب تكبيرة افتتاح النفل وخلط النفل بالفرض، وهذا لا يحل كما حرره القهستاني بعد أن فسر أساء بأثم واستحق النار فعلم أن الإساءة هنا كراهة التحريم (الدر المختار و حاشية ابن عابدين 2/128)
والقصر عزيمة عندنا فإذا أتم الرباعية وقعد القعود الأول صحت صلاته مع الكراهة (مراقي الفلاح 5/171)
- Answered by
- Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
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