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Travelling from Durban to Pietermaritzburg

· 1 Rabiʻ II 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a person lives in Durban and travels to Pietermaritzburg is he or she a musafir? What criteria should be followed?

Answer

If he knows that he will travel for 78 km or more, then he is a musaafir.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

من خرج من عمارة موضع إقامته قاصدا مسيرة ثلاثة أيام ولياليها بالسير الوسط مع الإستراحات المعتادة صلى الفرض الرباعي ركعتين (رد المحتار على الدر المختار 2/121)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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