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AL-KAFI #1924: ADAKAH TERGUGUR RUKHSAH BAGI ORANG YANG MELAKUKAN MAKSIAT KETIKA BERMUSAFIR?
Can a traveller who does not cover the aurah properly still combine and shorten prayers during a permissible journey?
Short answer
A person who travels for a purpose permitted by sharia may still take travel concessions even if he commits a sin during the journey, including not covering the aurah.
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 person who travels for a purpose permitted by sharia may still take travel concessions even if he commits a sin during the journey, including not covering the aurah. The concession is based on the ruling of the journey itself. By contrast, someone whose journey is itself a sin, such as a runaway slave or a disobedient wife, may not take any concession. A sin committed during the journey remains sinful but does not remove the concession.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika seseorang bermusafir atas tujuan yang diharuskan oleh syarak, kemudian dia melakukan maksiat dalam permusafirannya, maka dia boleh untuk mengambil rukhsah dengan permusafirannya tersebut.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1924: ADAKAH TERGUGUR RUKHSAH BAGI ORANG YANG MELAKUKAN MAKSIAT KETIKA BERMUSAFIR?”, 2 March 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5544-al-kafi-1924-adakah-tergugur-rukhsah-bagi-orang-yang-melakukan-maksiat-ketika-bermusafir. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/travel-concessions-sin-during-permissible-journey/