Musaafir leaving out the Sunnah Muakkadah Salaah
Question
If a person is on jamaat, and is a musafir technically but once reaches e.g. Cape Town just travelling from masjid to masjid not very lengthy distances, then will he be sinful for leaving out sunnah muakkadah salaah?
Answer
No. However, he should perform the sunnats of Fajr.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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