Travelling from Durban to Pietermaritzburg
Question
If a person lives in Durban and travels to Pietermaritzburg is he or she a musafir? What criteria should be followed?
Answer
If he knows that he will travel for 78 km or more, then he is a musaafir.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
من خرج من عمارة موضع إقامته قاصدا مسيرة ثلاثة أيام ولياليها بالسير الوسط مع الإستراحات المعتادة صلى الفرض الرباعي ركعتين (رد المحتار على الدر المختار 2/121)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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