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Fatwa Berkaitan Tempoh Dibenarkan Solat Jamak Dan Qasar
How long may a traveller combine and shorten prayers?
Short answer
A traveller who knows how long he will stay may combine and shorten prayers as long as the stay does not exceed three days, not counting the days of arrival and departure, following the Shafi'i school and many other jurists.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa Negeri Perlis
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A traveller who knows how long he will stay may combine and shorten prayers as long as the stay does not exceed three days, not counting the days of arrival and departure, following the Shafi'i school and many other jurists. The view of Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim, allowing continued combining and shortening as long as one intends to leave once his affairs are done, may also be practised, though the first view is more cautious. A traveller who sets no fixed duration because it depends on his affairs may combine and shorten without a time limit, and those who constantly travel, such as pilots and public transport drivers, may do so throughout their travelling. A person with two or more residences within travelling distance may not combine and shorten at his main residence.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Seseorang yang bermusafir dan mengetahui tempoh akan berada di sesuatu tempat, boleh melakukan jamak dan qasar selagi tempoh tersebut tidak melebihi tiga hari, tanpa mengira hari tiba dan hari keluar.
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How to cite
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Perlis State Mufti Department. “Fatwa Berkaitan Tempoh Dibenarkan Solat Jamak Dan Qasar”, date not stated. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/himpunan-fatwa-negeri/734-fatwa-berkaitan-tempoh-dibenarkan-solat-jamak-dan-qasar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/duration-allowed-combining-shortening-prayers-traveller/