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Being a musaafir when intending to travel a total of 90km

· 28 Jumada I 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A person traveled to place A which is 60km from the border of his home town.

Then he went to place B which is 30km.

He had intentions of going to A and B from the onset. However, place B is on the way home.

Will this person be a Musafir during the journey ?

Answer

Yes, he will be a musaafir.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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