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AL-KAFI #926 : PERKIRAAN HARI MASUK DAN HARI KELUAR DALAM HUKUM SOLAT MUSAFIR (JAMAK DAN QASAR)
What is meant by the day of arrival and the day of departure when counting the period for combining and shortening prayers as a traveller?
Short answer
The day of arrival and the day of departure are not counted in the traveller's period of stay for the concession of combining and shortening prayers.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The day of arrival and the day of departure are not counted in the traveller's period of stay for the concession of combining and shortening prayers. The term refers to day or night depending on when the traveller arrives: if he arrives in daytime, the arrival daytime and departure daytime are excluded, and if he arrives at night, the arrival night and departure night are excluded. The change of day is reckoned after Maghrib, not at midnight. This is the established view of the Shafii school, while Imam al-Subki preferred a count based on the number of prayers, namely 21 obligatory prayers.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, seseorang yang musafir hendaklah berniat menetap tiga hari di destinasi musafirnya untuk membolehkannya mengambil rukhsah solat jamak dan qasar.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #926 : PERKIRAAN HARI MASUK DAN HARI KELUAR DALAM HUKUM SOLAT MUSAFIR (JAMAK DAN QASAR)”, 26 November 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2812-al-kafi-926-perkiraan-hari-masuk-dan-hari-keluar-dalam-hukum-solat-musafir-jamak-dan-qasar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/arrival-departure-days-travellers-prayer-concession/