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AL-KAFI #1816: HUKUM SOLAT JAMAK DAN QASAR DI ATAS KAPAL LAUT BAGI PELAYAR YANG MUSAFIR
Can a ship worker sailing between several countries combine and shorten prayers while on board?
Short answer
A sailor travelling by sea from one country to another may combine and shorten the obligatory prayers on the ship, because the long journey, exceeding two marhalah, fulfils the conditions of a traveller.
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
A sailor travelling by sea from one country to another may combine and shorten the obligatory prayers on the ship, because the long journey, exceeding two marhalah, fulfils the conditions of a traveller. This permission lasts as long as the ship does not stop at a place for the duration of residency. If the stopover in a country exceeds the traveller's period of more than three days, the sailor must pray in full before sailing on to another country.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Seorang pekerja di laut yang berlayar dari satu negara ke satu negara yang lain diharuskan untuk mengerjakan solat secara jamak dan qasar di atas kapal tersebut kerana telah memenuhi syarat musafir dari sudut perjalanannya yang jauh.
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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 #1816: HUKUM SOLAT JAMAK DAN QASAR DI ATAS KAPAL LAUT BAGI PELAYAR YANG MUSAFIR”, 14 August 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4914-al-kafi-1816-hukum-solat-jamak-dan-qasar-di-atas-kapal-laut-bagi-pelayar-yang-musafir. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/combining-shortening-prayers-on-ship-sailors/