Boundaries of an area to calculate safr distance
Question
I have a few questions about safr.
1. What's the boundaries of Durban? Like a person leaving Overport, when will he start counting? And when returning if he stops in Pinetown, will he read qasr? And what about if he stops in Sherwood?
2. In each direction where will he read qasr? So if he is going north up the coast where will he be able to read qasr? Going south on the n2? And going north on the N3?
Basically what's the boundaries of Durban.
Answer
In the case where the residential areas of a few places are joined together, then upon leaving the last area, one will become a musaafir and the laws of safr will commence.
If one is traveling from Johannesburg to Durban and he stops in Pinetown, he will perform qasr salaah in Pinetown as Pinetown and Durban are not joined and are regarded as separate places.
However, if one is staying in Overport and he returns from Johannesburg and enters Sherwood, he will perform full salaah in Sherwood as Sherwood and Overport are joined together and regarded as one place. Hence, upon him entering Sherwood, it will be regarded as though he has entered Overport.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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