Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville

Musaafir With An Unknown Duration Of Stay

· 25 Shawwal 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A person travels to mumbai for treatment. He does not know how many days he will spend there. His intention is that if his treatment is done in a week he will return straight away. If not he will stay longer, does he make qasar?

Answer

Yes, in this case he will perform Qasr Salaah.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( وقصر إن نوى ) الإقامة ( أقل منها ) أي المدة المذكورة وهي نصف الشهر ( أو لم ينو ) شيئا على عزم أن يخرج غدا أو بعد غد. ( ولو بقي سنين ) لأنه لا تعتبر الإقامة بدون عزيمته.

(مجمع الأنهر وملتقى الأبحر ج١ ص ١٦٢ دار إحياء التراث العربي)

(الفتاوى الهندية ج١ ص١٣٩ مكتبة ماجدية)

Approved by
Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville — https://www.iftadua.co.za/musaafir-with-an-unknown-duration-of-stay/14421/
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/azaadville-14421

People also ask

When does a traveller shorten salaah (qasr)?

“Qurbaani is not waajib on a musaafir. However, if he does qurbaani, it will be valid. The Fuqahaa have explained that if a musaafir returns home during the days of Qurbaani, then the animal which he slaughtered during safar will…”

Mufti Online · 241 fatawa from 8 Darul Iftas on this

What the Darul Iftas say

Related fatawa