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Travel (Qasr) Salah
493 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Travel (Qasr) Salah, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Travel (Qasr) Salah fatawa — page 1 of 13
- Mufti Online8 Sep 2026
Performing two rakaat zuhr as a musaafir on a Friday
If a person is traveling and not attending the jumuah, should he read 4 rakats zuhr or 2?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Aug 2026
Hanafi combining salaahs on a journey
Can one observe the Shafee madhab when traveling? Especially by plane when the flights are long and one will miss the salaah completely.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 May 2026
Reading qasr salaah when studying in another town
I am currently studying in Durban. I reside in Durban from Monday to Friday and go back home approximately (140km) over the weekend. I would like to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood6 May 2026
Miscellaneous Queries On Musaafir
Q1) I travelled from point A to point B at a distance of 400km and stayed there for a week. Thereafter I returned to a town that is 55km away from…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online14 Apr 2026
Muqeem reading qasr salaah thinking he was a musaafir
If one thought he was musaafir and read two rakaats for his namaaz, but after that he found out that he was not a musaafir, then what must one do?…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Apr 2026
Completing the 30th fast of Ramadhaan when travelling to a different country
Right now I am in Turkey and travel to Pakistan on 20th March 2026 early morning at 02:00AM almost midnight of 30th Ramazan here in Turkey. I am…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jan 2026
Joining salaahs when travelling
I have a question regarding combining prayers while travelling. In 3–4 days, I will be travelling to another city for just one night. I suffer from…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Jan 2026
Woman travelling to her parent's house and other places thereafter
1. A woman travels unaccompanied from her house to get to her mother's house (25km away) then travels to another area (56km away from her mother's…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown20 Dec 2025
Leading Ṣalāh as a Musāfir by Mistake.
I went to visit a friend at Durban. At the time of Ẓuhr ṣalāh, I was asked to lead the ṣalāh. I told them that I was a musāfir, but they still…
Baba Abu Bakr - Azaadville16 Dec 2025
The Point Of Departure And Point Of Destination On Which The Safar Distance Is Calculated
If I am travelling from Town A to a house in Town B, do I calculate the Safr distance from the boundaries of Town A to the boundaries of Town B or…
- Mufti Online19 Nov 2025
Being a musaafir when intending to travel a total of 90km
A person traveled to place A which is 60km from the border of his home town. Then he went to place B which is 30km. He had intentions of going to A…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood17 Nov 2025
Reading Full Salaah Instead Of Qasr
If our Umrah journey is less than 15 days and we perform Salaah in full instead of Qasr, will the Salaah be accepted?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood12 Nov 2025
Musaafir Leading The Jumu’ah Salaah
Many a time, we have Ulama as guests on a Friday. Sometimes they deliver the Jumu’ah Bayaan and the Khutbah, as well as leading the Salaah after…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Mufti Online10 Nov 2025
Performing qasr salaah while travelling
What are the rulings of performing salaah in travel?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown8 Oct 2025
Travellers Sleeping in Masjid
Asssalamualaikum Can a traveler sleep at a masjid if the authorities of the masjid have no issues with that? is it something allowed but not…
Azhar Mownah - Jamiat KZN7 Oct 2025
Musaafir on the return journey due to change in Niyyah
As salaam u Alaykum mufti. Please can you advise me. I stay in Umzinto. When I travel to Durban, I know I am NOT a Musaafir. But if I go to Gateway…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Mufti Online30 Sep 2025
Woman travelling with her 12 year old nephew as her mahram
I am a 33 year old woman. I am the maternal aunt of my 12 year old nephew. Is it permissible for the both of us alone to perform umrah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Sep 2025
Woman travelling with a mahram from the time she commences her journey
A woman who is taking a plane to Johannesburg from Durban will become a musaafir once she leaves the town’s boundary. So does that mean a mahram…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Sep 2025
Adopted girl travelling with her foster mother's brother
An adopted girl aged 39 would like to embark on Umrah with her foster mother's brother, as she does not have a mahram. Will it be permitted as she…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Sep 2025
Woman travelling without a mahram
Please advise on the following situation: My wife has one sister, who is younger than her and unmarried. Their mother passed away last year. Her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown19 Sep 2025
Ruling of Qasr for a Woman Attaining Purity During Travel
A woman, while in a state of menstruation, travels from her location to a place that is considered a legal travel-distance while intending to stay…
Azhar Mownah - Camperdown25 Aug 2025
Ruling on Performing Qasr at the Airport
At the airport, should a person read Qasr or pray the full 4 Rak’aats?
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Mufti Online26 Jul 2025
Salaah of a musaafir who changed his intention to stay longer
I have been on holiday for 10 days so I've been reading Qasr salaah and was supposed to leave back home on the 14th day. I've decided to stay on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jul 2025
Musaafir staying in one place for 20 days but travelling to other places during the day
I plan on travelling for holiday oversees for 20 days. I will be staying by family in a city but I will be travelling to other cities as well during…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam20 Jul 2025
Combining of two Salaah in one Salaah time
Can a musafir reading Qasr combine two salah together like Zuhr & Asr or Maghreb & Isha. Please provide guidance.
Asadullah Moolla - Ask Imaam19 Jul 2025
Travelling during kaffaarah fasts - What happens?
Assalamu Alaikum Dear Respected Ulema If a person is a traveller and is doing his 60 kaffarah fasts - does he have to fast whilst travelling or can…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Camperdown7 Jul 2025
Travelling for more than Safr distance without intention
Am I regarded to be a Musaafir if when leaving for durban from camperdown, I have no intention for Safr, but whilst i am in Durban doing my work, I…
Azhar Mownah - Azaadville25 Jun 2025
The Conditions For Becoming a Musaafir
What are the conditions for a person to be regarded as a Musaafir?
- Ask Imaam17 Jun 2025
Passengers performing Jumu'ah on the Ship while it is docked at the Harbour
The holiday cruise ship will be comprising of Muslim passengers only, hence salah facilities will be provided. The ship will require the passengers…
Ismail Dawoodjee - Mufti Online26 May 2025
Boundaries of an area to calculate safr distance
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…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville3 May 2025
A Niyyat (Intention) Of Travelling Being A Requirement To Become A Musaafir
Does a person become a Musafir by merely leaving the boundaries of the area he resides in, or must he intend to travel the Sharee Safar distance in…
- Mufti Online28 Apr 2025
Joining salaahs when travelling
Is it permissible to join the salaahs when a person undertakes a journey and is a musaafir? For example, you are leaving a country and it is zuhr…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown24 Apr 2025
Making Up a Missed Fast Due Travel in Ramadan
السلام عليكم ورحمه الله وبركاته Mufti Saab, hope all is well. I wanted to ask a question about missing a fast due to travel. My friend started his…
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Jamiat KZN17 Apr 2025
Usage of the leather socks whilst travelling
I was travelling and I stopped half way at a garage to make Wudhu and perform Salaah. I had my leather socks on from the Morning which I had made…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Ask Imaam16 Mar 2025
Can I join my Salahs together whilst travelling?
i will be travelling soon as a musafir do i still need to read sunnat muakkidah? can i read asr and zuhr together, and maghrib and esha together?…
Mizanur Rahman - Azaadville20 Feb 2025
The Shar’ee Safar Distance
What is the Sharee distance of Safar? Please provide all the opinions within the madhhab, along with calculations converting Farsakh into miles and…
- Mufti Online29 Dec 2024
Good actions of a woman who travels without a mahram being affected
There is a hadith about women travelling, Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, "It…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Dec 2024
Breaking up the journey when intending safr distance
If I am going from my home to the next place which is 40 kms and will be staying there for 2 days and thereafter to the next destination which is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville11 Dec 2024
Performing The Fardh And Witr Salaah On An On Aeroplane
Is it permissible to perform salaah seated if there is a fear of inconveniencing other people?
- Mufti Online30 Nov 2024
Permanently residing in one country and travelling to one's home country
I permanently work and reside in Sydney, Australia with family while not owning any property here. My parents live in Lahore, Pakistan in a house…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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