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...
QUESTION:- I have been living in the Middle East with my family for the last ten years. We will be visiting our family in Pakistan for ten days. We don't own any home there and will be staying with our parents. Should we offer Qasr Salah, or full Salah? ANSWER:- It...
QUESTION:- If a person is travelling by air, and is not permitted to read his Salaah in the aisle or elsewhere on the plane, what should he do? ANSWER:- If you are not permitted to stand and offer your Salaah on the plane, or the plane is so small that to perform...
QUESTION:- If I am travelling on an aeroplane and I need to make Ghusl, how should I go about doing so? Will making Tayammum suffice? ANSWER:- In the queried scenario, if there are no facilities to make Ghusl on the airplane (as the lavatory area does not accommodate...
Question:- A person from Johannesburg studies in Cape Town. Now, when he returns to Johannesburg for the holidays, will he be a Musaafir? Answer:- We understand that Johannesburg is his permanent residence, referred to as ‘Watn-e-Asli’, while Cape Town is his...
Question:- Please inform me with regard to the rules of Safr. Will one count his journey from the time he leaves his home, or, when he leaves his locality, or, when he leaves his jurisdiction (municipality or city)? In the case of smaller towns, counting one's journey...
Question:- (1) If a minor is on Safr with his parents, then he follows his father in the sense that, if his father made the intention of Safr, then he will be Musaafir, and if not, then he won't be a Musaafir. Will the same be applicable to a Baaligh son as well? (2)...
Question:- I have heard that if a female is dropped off at the airport by a Mahram, and she travels to her destination (which is more than 77 kilometers) on her own, and is then received by another Mahram at her destination, then such an arrangement is in order. Is...