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AL-KAFI#255 : MAKSUD MUSAFIR, MUKIM, DAN BERMASTAUTIN SERTA BERAPA HARI BOLEH JAMAK QASAR
What do traveller, resident and domiciled mean, and for how many days may a traveller combine and shorten prayers?
Short answer
A traveller is a person journeying beyond two marhalah, or 81 km.
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 traveller is a person journeying beyond two marhalah, or 81 km. A resident is one who stays in a place for more than three days, not counting the days of arrival and departure, while domicile refers to one's true place of residence. A traveller may shorten and combine prayers for three days and three nights at the destination, but intending to stay four days or more makes him a resident who may no longer do so. While still on the journey there is no fixed limit of days until the destination is reached.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tempoh dibolehkan qasar dan jamak untuk musafir ialah tiga hari tiga malam, tidak termasuk hari datang dan hari pulang.
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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#255 : MAKSUD MUSAFIR, MUKIM, DAN BERMASTAUTIN SERTA BERAPA HARI BOLEH JAMAK QASAR”, 22 April 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1364-al-kafi-255-maksud-musafir-mukim-dan-bermastautin-serta-berapa-hari-boleh-jamak-qasar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/traveller-resident-domicile-combine-shorten-prayers/