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Reading qasr salaah when studying in another town

· 23 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I am currently studying in Durban. I reside in Durban from Monday to Friday and go back home approximately (140km) over the weekend.

I would like to know if I am a musafir when in Durban and whether I should shorten my salaah.

Answer

Yes, you are a musaafir in Durban. If you perform salaah behind the imaam in the musjid, you will perform full salaah, and if you perform salaah alone or behind a musaafir, you will perform two rakaats for all four rakaats fardh salaah.

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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