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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 12 of 13
- Ask Imaam18 Nov 2003
Regarding fuel used by automobiles...is it OK to own a car or not (or how about a motorbike)?
My question may sound rather odd and a bit extreme to some people (especially since i'm writing from the UK where we rely heavily on the automobile)…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam8 Sep 2003
How I perform salat during travelling through bus, train or aeroplane from one city to another city at a distance more than 100 km.
How I perform salat during travelling through train or aeroplane as there is difficult to find out proper direction of qibla. Also, it is difficult…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam24 Jul 2003
Here is saudi arab they pray Magrib and Ishan together with jamat in Safar(these people say Muhammad P.B.U.H)prayed like this when he was in safar
please comment and prove it that this in not allowed by all the four Imams Jazakallah
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 May 2003
Salaah of a Musafir Muqtadi
If the Muqtadi was a Musafir and he stopped at a Masjid on a highway where normal daily five prayers do not take place. Only travellers pray there.…
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf - Ask Imaam26 May 2003
I’m married and travel quite a bit, and go back home once every few weeks. When out of town, sometimes I have this urge to masturbate, and end up doing. Am I committing a serious wrong here?
The wife may masturbate the husband, however, masturbating oneself is incorrect. (Shaami vol.2 pg.399; HM Saeed) and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Apr 2003
If one is travelling to ones native place(150 km away) do we pray in full or pray 2 rakats. I have received differing opinions. I make this trip ones a week to a day or two.
If one has left his native place with his wife, children and goods intending not to return there as a resident, then he should perform two Rak?aats…
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf - Ask Imaam28 Feb 2003
Is it permisible if i am married secretly, to make hijrah wihtout my parent's consent?
1)If i am married secrelty, do i need parents' permission to make hijrah? Or will i be sinful for leaving without their consent? 2) Also, if i don't…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam23 Dec 2002
When on holiday (say 5 days), is any Salaat compulsorily. And please explain on Salaat when travelling (over 80 km).
All five Salaats (Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Esha) are Fardh (compulsory) at all times, whether one is on holiday or not. There is no exemption…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Nov 2002
I am on a work journey about 18 hours away via flight from my home town. I will be here (China) for two months. Qasr or full salat?
What should I pray whilst in this extensive traveling journey. Qasr or full salat? I am in this travel period now and in the first 10 days of it.…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam25 Oct 2002
I am working in an shipping line and have long voyages.may I offer my full salaat or Qasr Salaat.What about the nafal or Sunaat Salaat.
According to the Hanafi Madhab, a Musaafir must make Qasr. He cannot perform full Salaat. He may perform Nafl and Sunnah Salaats if he wish to. and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Oct 2002
Is it Haraam to live in OR MOVE to, a non-Islamic country? Are there any “Islamic” countries in this world at the present time? Is it OK to move from one country to another for better livelihood?
(Pls provide Hadith references to support your answer.)
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam17 Oct 2002
Can I pray in gesture while traveling? Like the cases a) I am traveling more than 100 kilometers by bus and in the mean time the prayer time arrives.
1) Can I pray in gesture while traveling? Like the cases a) I am traveling more than 100 kilometers by bus and in the mean time the prayer time…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam4 Oct 2002
if i travel to a farm 100miles away and i miss my salat wen i return home how much qaza rakats do i have to pray ?
In principle, if you missed Dhuhr, Asr or Esha Salaats while on Safar, then you have to make only two Rakaats Qadhaa of those missed Salaats. and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Sep 2002
can we combine salat of [ Zuhr and asr] and [ maghrib and esha ] during travel as hadiths attached From Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 20, Number 209
From Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 20, Number 209: Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet used to offer the Maghrib and Isha' prayers together whenever…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam20 Sep 2002
Do I do qasr whiel going to my Hometown where I no longer live.
I used to live with my parents till 1998. Now I work in New Delhi which is around 500 kms from Lucknow, my home town. My question is that if I go to…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam4 Sep 2002
what is the fatwa of the qadhaa of qasr namaaz(hanafi)!does 1 perform the ntire namaz?
If a person missed any Salaat while he was a Musaafir (traveler), he will have to make Qadhaa (make up) by making Qasr (two Rakaats in Dhuhr, Asr…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam18 Jul 2002
how is one suppoesed to pray in an aeroplane when there is no other choice
If any Salaat time approaches during the flying time, that Salaat should be performed on the plane. You should inform the flight attendants of your…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Jul 2002
a musafir joins the salaat of ASR in fourth rakaat and prays one rakaat with the Imaam. After the imaam finishes salaat, Is the musafir required to pray three more rakaats ?
If a musafir joins the salaat of (say) ASR in the fourth rakaat and prays one rakaat with the Imaam. So after the imaam finishes his salaat, Is this…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam4 Jun 2002
Kindly explain the salaah whilst travelling.
Salaah: Qasr, Jahm: eg. if travelling by plane...salaah performed in the sitting position - should Salaah be reperformed when you reach your…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam26 May 2002
If one travels overseas once a month but only stays at a certain place for 7 days then comes back home, then does he have to pray the full rakaats for salaat or is it compulsory for him to Qasr salaat
Question regarding Qasr Salaat...Salaams. If one travels overseas once a month but only stays at a certain place for about 7 days then comes back…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam17 May 2002
How many Sunnats do we have to pray when offering qasr prayers - Do we have to pay Zakat on the amount of money that we get from a 'committee'?
1.How many Sunnats do we have to pray when offering one's qasr prayers (Please tell me of all 5 prayers). My Father says that we do not have to pray…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 May 2002
my family doesn’t want me to cover my face or wear a head cover, b’coz they r scared that I might be into trouble
what to do ? plz advice Salam bro. I will be traveling alone to Saudi Arabia from USA within few days. Thought I observe hijab always, but my family…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 May 2002
Can a women travel for work purposes without her mahram?
A women's work requires her to travel to share information on a project they are currently working on. She is the only one capable of going. Can she…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam30 Apr 2002
imam does not have a shariah beard and dresses in western style clothing so I travel 30 miles to another masjid ...
There is a mujahideen commander (Taliban) named Saif-ur-Rahman Mansour. Is it just wishful thinking that he is the man in the below hadith? The…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abbassommar - Ask Imaam1 Apr 2002
Q 2108 - suppose he is Muqeem at home then what will he be at college and if he is Musafir at home then what will he be at college.
You said in this question that if the boy has intention to stay with parents after being qualified then he will be Muqeem at home and will perform…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Mar 2002
about praying in travel
Assalam-u-alaikum 1. Last December, I went skiing with friends. Around Duhr time, I looked for a place to pray everywhere in the building but could…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Jan 2002
You’ve indicated that a person leaving on a journey should recite, "Innallazi Farada Alaikal Qur'aana LaRaaduka Ila Maa'd", from Surah Qasas (Aayat 85). When should this be recited?
Before commencing the trip, at the time of Salaat-us-Safar? Also is there a related Hadith?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Nov 2001
Women Driving Independently
Can a woman drive alone for her necessities of life especially when her husband is out of town or is extremely busy.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Nov 2001
What determines the boundry of a town or city? Several cities are very large and one could be a musafir just travelling from one end to the other eg. Johannesburg?
Is it the boundry of the city itself or the suburb. In other words if I were to travel from a suburb in the East of Jhb to a suburb in the west of…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 Sep 2001
Is it permissible to join two salaats (like Duhr with Asr, and Magrib with Isha) when a person is travelling? Do any of the Madhabs allows this?
A Musaafir (traveller as termed by Shari'ah) must perform Qasr Salaat once he/she sets out on a journey of three Manzils (88.864 km). 48 Shar'ee…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam15 Jul 2001
Salat while traveling. Praying kasr salat.
How many days we can do jammu kasr. I am in Mumbai now and having a tight schedule for 1 1/2 months, i want to know how many days we can do?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Jun 2001
Can we travel through the world for leisure, or is this against Islam?
The intention should be to witness the manifestation of Allah's power and majesty. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai FATWA DEPT.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 May 2001
If one is a Musaafir and an Imam is doing a secon Jam'aat, then what intention do I make?
I do not know if the Imam is a Musaafir or a Muqeem (non traveller).
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 May 2001
Question regarding Kasr prayer,travel
Respected Mufti Sahab, As-Salaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu. I am working in Dubai and my uncle stays in Ras-Al-Khaimah (100kms from…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 May 2001
Rules regarding travel.
1. If I travel more than 88KM in one direction and then return to my home town for a short while, maybe a few hours, and then travel less than 88 km…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Apr 2001
Can a daughter-in-law travel with her father-in-law more than 48 miles?
The father-in-law is a Mahram. However, due to the present evils and corruptions, the father-in-law should display modesty to one another. and Allah…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Apr 2001
Mother's Wali
My mother does not have a wali to go for Haj. will it be permissable for her to go with her son - in -law? she is 58 he is 30. my father & uncles do…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Feb 2001
Travelling distance not known, and salaat while travelling in a plane.
1) If I am travelling between to Indian villages, and cannot determine if the distance between them is more that 48 miles, How many rak'ats do I…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Jan 2001
Can a person have more than one “home” at which he will not shorten his prayers?
My wife and I live over 100 miles away from both my parents and her parents homes. However, when we visit the homes of our parents each home has an…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Jan 2001
How do I pray on a plane and how do I calculate in-flight prayer time?
How do I go about praying on a plane? I will be taking a flight overseas (Canada to Pakistan) and I want to know how to pray my salat. There will be…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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