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  • The distance of shortening the prayer measured by the Hashimite miles

    Assalamu alaikum.Thank you for fatwa no.99571.I think there is a slight mistake in the distance for shortening and combining prayer when I checked the fiqh book.The distance mentioned is 48 Hashimiya miles which is equivalent to 83 miles(not kilometre mentioned in your site)which is equivalent to 134 kilometres.Hashimiya is the tribal family name of.. More

  • Combining the prayers because of incontinence of urine

    FINAL PART I've read various fatwa which advise making wudhu at the time of every salah and not worrying about what comes out, if it's not practical/easy to clean your clothes each time the problem occurs. The thing is, if that was done, my clothes would definitely have urine on them. But when I combine them, the clothes stay cleaner, because I.. More

  • Delaying Thuhr prayer till after ‘Asr upon returning from a trip

    If I was on travel and came home late in the afternoon and was not able to pray Duhur, Is it allowed or required for me to pray the duhur in 4 rakaats before praying ashar. .. More

  • Combining prayers in one’s house before he starts his journey

    Assalamu alaikum.I was told that to do jamm and kasr for prayer for example Dhuhr and Asr it should be done immediately after Azan of Dhuhr prayer and not afterwards if we start journey shortly after Dhuhr prayer.Then my question is 1.Say we start journey at 3PM,and Asr is at 4 PM cant we make Jamm and Kasr at the time of Dhuhr ar 12:45 PM?Because journey.. More

  • Combining Maghrib and ‘Ishaa’ because the time of ‘Ishaa’ is late

    Assalamoalikom, I live in Newcastle,England, UK. With the summer starting and Ishaa time is getting late,in the mosque they started praying Ishaa 5 minutes after Maghrib. Is that allowed? Please try to answer my question directly and not refer me to previous fatwas or shafaq timing guidelines as I am not fully familiar with it. Gazakum allah khir... More

  • Shortening the prayer for the one who travelled and returned home within a few hours

    Assalamalikum Hope this finds you well. Could you please tell us if qasr is obligatory even if we travel a 100 km by car and come back home within a few hours. And what if we could not pray during the journey and come back home. Thanking you.. More

  • Shortened the prayer while intending to reside for more than four days

    asalam o alikum Mufti sahib i am staying in saudi arabia for 40 days and actually i am from pakistan.I had the intention of staying in saudia for more than 15 days.Now the problem is i had been saying qasar namaz throughout as i didnot know that when you had o stay for more than 15 days in a place out of your town then you are not a mussafir anymore.I.. More

  • Prayer of the traveler by plane if there is time zone difference

    I have to travel to another country which is in another time zone. The flight takes very long hours. When I start the journey in the morning my time, I will arrive there also in the morning according to that country's time and is still in the same day. As such, how can I perform combined and shorten prayers in the flight because the further I move away.. More

  • Companions shortening prayers in Azerbaijan for 6 months

    What is the veracity of the narration in which some companions of the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, on their campaign to Azerbaijan continuously prayed Qasr for six months? If it is Saheeh, can Muslims apply this Hukm today in their travels? .. More

  • Prayer whilst temporarily at one's home country

    I am studying in USA. My family lives in Middle East (not a permanent home country, my father is doing business over there). I born in Middle East and spend most of my life over there. If I go to visit my family in Middle East for 1-2 months, do I have to pray in full or I can shorten the prayers and for how many days? If I go back to my home country.. More

  • Prayer of someone who travels temporarily to his own country

    I have some questions and I hope that you can help me to find out the answers: I'm an Arab Muslim and I'm living a long time in Europe. So I went to my natal country where I was born for one month, during all this month I was making my pray (Jam' and Qsr) mean Thuhr = 2 Raka'h, Asr = 2 Raka'h, Maghrib = 3 Raka'h, Ishaa = 2 Raka'h. And Jam' Thuhr with.. More

  • Prayer of the traveler within his own country

    1) When a person is taking a weekend trip that is over 200km away from home (but is in the same province and in the same country) can they shorten their prayers? 2) And when a person shortens their prayer do they still pray the Sunnah? 3) And also I'm wondering about other prayers like the Dhuhaa and Witr? Can those still be prayed by the.. More

  • Work schedule makes prayer schedule difficult

    I'm working in oil field, 35 days on and 35 days off.Living in camps in desert. Most of the people with me are foreigners. Once we arrive to location we may be moving within days more or less than 4 days. And they may ask to move to another camp or transfer to another location. Please try to help me for how I make pray Qasr or complete in the.. More

  • Combining prayers while working offshore

    I would like to know what the Fatwa is regarding combining prayers. I work offshore and stay there for 1 or 2 months. I am also not living in my home country... More

  • Prayed prayer of traveler before traveling

    I was asked by my Boss this afternoon - Thuhr time - to go to Jubail site (500 KM) away from Riyadh, thus I prayed - Thuhr and 'Asr prayers - in Jam' and Qasr before leaving. Later my Boss changed his mind and asked me to postpone my travel till tomorrow, and I didn't travel. My question is, should I pray Thuhr and 'Asr prayers again in 4-Raka'hs.. More