Question:-
What is the ruling in regards to performing Salaah on a plane? Does the Salaah have to repeated on landing, and if yes, then how many Rakaats need to be repeated?
Answer:-
Unfortunately many current day Muslim airlines and even others prohibit standing in the plane and performing Salaah. In such a situation, one is left with no alternative but to perform Salaah in one’s seat. One may perform Salaah whilst seated in such a situation but the Salaah needs to be repeated on landing as the standing posture is Fardh in Salaah.
If the journey was of 77 kilometers or more making one a Musaafir and one had therefore performed Qasr Salaah whilst flying, then one should repeat the Qasr Salaah (of 2 Rakaats) after landing.
ALLAH TA’ALA KNOWS BEST!
ANSWERED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai
25 Rabi-ul-Aakhir 1434 / 30 November 2021
