FatwaMelakaPrayer (Salah)
Penentuan Kadar Dua Marhalah, Qaryah Dan Balad Dari Perspektif Fiqh Semasa
What distance equals two marhalah for travellers performing combined and shortened prayers under the Malacca fatwa?
Short answer
The Malacca Fatwa Committee fixes the measure of two marhalah at 81 kilometres.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Melaka State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Gazetted
- Series
- Warta Fatwa Negeri Melaka
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
Gazette evidence in the source: M. P.U. 22
Summary
The Malacca Fatwa Committee fixes the measure of two marhalah at 81 kilometres. This applies to travellers who wish to perform combined (jamak) and shortened (qasar) prayers. It also applies to other jurisprudential rulings that grant concessions (rukhsah). The fatwa is dated 27 August 2024 and was gazetted on 12 September 2024.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Menetapkan bahawa penentuan kadar dua (2) marhalah bagi para musafir untuk menunaikan ibadah solat jamak dan qasar serta hukum feqah lain yang memberi keringanan (rukhsah) adalah 81 km.
Read the full fatwa on the Melaka website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Melaka State Mufti Department. “Penentuan Kadar Dua Marhalah, Qaryah Dan Balad Dari Perspektif Fiqh Semasa”, 12 September 2024. https://www.muftimelaka.gov.my/fatwa/penentuan-kadar-dua-marhalah-qaryah-dan-balad-dari-perspektif-fiqh-semasa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/two-marhalah-distance-jamak-qasar-melaka/