FatwaPerlisPrayer (Salah)
Afdhal Solat Secara Qasar Daripada Secara Sempurna Ketika Musafir
Is it better for a traveller to shorten the prayer or to perform it in full?
Short answer
Scholars differ, but the majority of jurists hold that shortening the prayer (qasar) is better for a traveller, based on the practice of the Prophet and the Rightly Guided Caliphs while travelling.
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- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Panduan Hukum
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Scholars differ, but the majority of jurists hold that shortening the prayer (qasar) is better for a traveller, based on the practice of the Prophet and the Rightly Guided Caliphs while travelling. The Shafi'i school regards both shortening and full prayer as permissible, with shortening being preferred. However, a traveller who prays in congregation behind a resident imam must complete the prayer in full, which is stated as the view of the four schools and reported by some scholars as a consensus.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pandangan majoriti fuqaha menyatakan yang afdhal (yang terbaik) bagi seseorang musafir adalah menunaikan solat secara qasar, berdasarkan perbuatan Nabi SAW dan para Khulafa al-Rasyidun yang sentiasa menunaikan solat secara qasar ketika bermusafir.
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Perlis State Mufti Department. “Afdhal Solat Secara Qasar Daripada Secara Sempurna Ketika Musafir”, 20 May 2022. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/panduan-hukum/673-afdhal-solat-secara-qasar-daripada-secara-sempurna-ketika-musafir. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-shortening-prayer-better-while-travelling/