FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #404 : MUSAFIR PADA HARI JUMAAT
Must a traveller perform Friday prayer if he travels on a Friday?
Short answer
The fatwa presents two views within the Shafi'i school. The first (new) view exempts a person from Friday prayer only if the journey begins before dawn, while the second (old) view exempts him if he departs after dawn and before the sun passes its zenith.
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 fatwa presents two views within the Shafi'i school. The first (new) view exempts a person from Friday prayer only if the journey begins before dawn, while the second (old) view exempts him if he departs after dawn and before the sun passes its zenith. The fatwa leans towards the second view, since buses, trains and flights mostly depart after dawn. The journey must be for a permissible purpose, not a disliked or forbidden one.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
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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 #404 : MUSAFIR PADA HARI JUMAAT”, 14 October 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1281-al-kafi-404-musafir-pada-hari-jumaat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/traveller-on-friday-must-perform-friday-prayer/