A Traveller's Salat Namaz Musafir Prayer Details Info
1. A person makes an intention to start journey from his
native place (3) or his place of temporary residence (4) for a distance which
will be covered in 3 days & goes out of the city limits is called a
traveller.
2. The distance of three days (5) should be by normal walk
neither fast nor slow (the normal walk means walking on foot or the speed of
the camel).
Notes
3. The permanent place of residence is that place where a
person settles down with an intention to live for ever.
4. The temporary place of residence is that place where a
person intends to stay for 15 days or
more.
5. According to an estimate, it is 77km. Because a person
cannot cover more than 20 miles by normal walk from morning to noon.
3. Three days distance means a walk from morning till
noon. (Walking from morning till evening is not a condition).
4. If a person completes the journey, the distance of
which cannot be covered by average walk in less than 3 days, covers it using a
fast moving conveyance (such as horse, or train etc.) in a lesser time than
three days, even then he will be treated as a traveller.
5. If there are two routes to reach the destination &
by one route the distance can be covered in 3 days & with the other in 2
days then routes which is adopted by him will be applied.
6. The traveller when goes out of the city limits or town
for his intended journey he is allowed to shorten his compulsory prayers by 2
Raka’at for 4 Raka’at is called 'Qasar ' which is obligatory. (If he observes 4
Raka’at (1) he will be a sinner(2). There is no 'Khasar ' for 3 or 2 Raka’at.
7. The traveller has to observe 'Qasar ' till he returns
back & enters the limits of the town or in such a place where he intends to
stay for 15 days provided the place is suitable to stay (if he intends to stay
for less than 15 days or that place is not suitable to stay such as forests,
sea, etc., he has to observe 'Qasar '.
8. In the following cases if any traveller breaks his
journey & stays for more than 15 days he will not be a resident.
'Khasar ' is obligatory on
him:
1. There was no intention to stay for 15 days but
unintentionally he is forced to stay for
more than 15 days.
2. There was no intention but due to postponement he had
to stay for 15 or more days.
3. There was intention to stay for 15 days or more but
that place was not suitable to stay.
4. There was intention to stay for 15 days or more not at
one place but at different places.
5. When a person serving another in this journey(3).
Notes
1. If he says 4 Raka’at the first & 2nd will be
'Fardh' & the other 2 will be Nafil.
2. Because 2 obligations will be missed by him, one is
Qasar & the 2nd is salaam
immediately after the final sitting (qaida-e-Akhira).
3. A woman travelling with her husband or the servant
with his master.
9. To accept the traveller as leader (Imaam) in the Salat
by a local person is lawful by all means whether it is 'Ada' or 'Qaza' &
when the traveller Imaam utters
salaam after 2 Raka’ats then the local
follower should Standup & complete the Salat . But at that time, he will not recite Quran
with voice (to the extent of qirat) stand quiet as he is a 'Lahiq'. It is
desirable that the traveller Imaam informs the followers immediately after salaam that he is a traveller.
10.The traveller can also follow the resident at that
time he will not observe 'qasar ' he is to say the Salat fully with the
imaam within the time (not thereafter).
11.The traveller should not miss the Sunnah of 'Fajar '
& better not to miss the Sunnah of 'Maghreb'. The Sunnah of the other Salat
is left at his discretion. It is better not to perform when he is not sure of
the things.
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