The distance of safar on land, air and sea

· 28 Rabiʻ II 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 28412English

Question

1) What is the Hukum of a plane regarding qasr Salaah? Is it also 88 km, or does it have a different hukm, because in the fiqah kitaab's, sea and mountains have differnt ahkaam?

2) Are there any other websites similar to this one: www.waqfeya.com

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The distance of safar on land and by air is 48 miles/77 kilometres[1] and the distance of safar on sea is 396 nautical miles.[2]

The following websites are similar to the link provided in the query:

http://hanafiya.blogspot.com/

http://islamicbookslibrary.wordpress.com/

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Fahad Abdul Wahab

Student Darul Iftaa

USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

www.Daruliftaa.net

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] احسن الفتاوي ج٤ ص١٠٥. ايج ايم سعيد

[2] احسن الفتاو ي ج٤ ص٨٣. ايج ايم سعيد

Answered by
Fahad Abdul Wahab
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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