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Travel fatwa — musafir, qasr & journeys
Questions about travelling: when a person counts as a musafir, shortening (qasr) and combining prayers on a journey, fasting while travelling, praying on planes and trains, and women travelling.
856 fatawa from 10 South African Darul Iftas (matched by title and category, so the count is approximate). Every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Travel fatawa from each Darul Ifta
- Mufti Online9 Sep 2026
Female travelling for umrah with one's male cousin
My khala and her 26 year old son are travelling for Umrah. My mom wants to go too. I am a 27 year old female. Can I accompany my mother? My brother…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam19 Jul 2025
Travelling during kaffaarah fasts - What happens?
Assalamu Alaikum Dear Respected Ulema If a person is a traveller and is doing his 60 kaffarah fasts - does he have to fast whilst travelling or can…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Azaadville8 Jul 2026
The Age At Which A Boy Is Deemed Fit To Be A Mahram For Travel
If a boy is close to the age of Buloogh (puberty) , will he suffice as a mahram for travelling?
- Ibn Masood6 May 2026
Miscellaneous Queries On Musaafir
Q1) I travelled from point A to point B at a distance of 400km and stayed there for a week. Thereafter I returned to a town that is 55km away from…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN20 Jul 2026
Nikah in the Month of Muharram/Safar
I would like to know if it is permissible to marry in the months of Muharram and Safar. I have been told by family members that it is not…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Camperdown18 Apr 2026
“Can I go for Umrah without a mahram if travelling with family?”
Im a mature girl yearning to go for umrah as My mother is going and her mahram will be her nephew (sister’s son). Will it be permissible for me to…
Baba Abu Bakr - Amjadi27 Sep 2025
Ruling On Performing Sunnah During Travel
When we are traveling, we become musaafir (traveler) and shorten the obligatory (fard) Salaah. However, if we have sufficient time, may we perform…
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - MUBZ15 Oct 2024
Which Boundary Should I Use to Calculate Safar Distance?
اَلسْلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه Hope ml is well? I wanted to find out what is the ruling with regards to being a mussafir and…
- MJC13 Jan 2026
The mīqāt for pilgrims traveling with Ethiopian Airlines to Jeddah
With regards to your query please be advised: The mīqāt for pilgrims traveling with Ethiopian Airlines to Jeddah is Yalamlam. The pilot usually…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - DU Newcastle6 Oct 2018
Nikah in the Month of Muharram/Safar
I would like to know if it is permissible to marry in the month of muharram/safar as i am planning a nikah in the month of December in which…
- Mufti Online8 Sep 2026
Performing two rakaat zuhr as a musaafir on a Friday
If a person is traveling and not attending the jumuah, should he read 4 rakats zuhr or 2?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam16 Mar 2025
Can I join my Salahs together whilst travelling?
i will be travelling soon as a musafir do i still need to read sunnat muakkidah? can i read asr and zuhr together, and maghrib and esha together?…
Mizanur Rahman - Azaadville4 Jul 2026
Eating Vegetable Dishes And Fruit Platters On Flights
Is it permissible to eat the vegetable dish or fruit platter on a flight?
- Ibn Masood24 Jan 2026
Elderly Women Travelling Without A Mahram
Can three elderly women go for Umrah without a Marham accompanying them?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN19 Feb 2026
Which Location’s Sehri Time Applies When Travelling?
We will be traveling via Doha, arriving there at 5:30 AM, with a two-hour layover before continuing on to Madinah. My question is: While en route to…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Camperdown2 Mar 2026
When making ghusl, how far must I sniff water up my nose? how many centimetres up my nostrils must it travel?
Assalamu ‘alaykum, I have been Muslim a few months now and this is my first Ramadan. I’ve been advised to stick a madhab for simplicity so if you…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Amjadi2 Apr 2022
Travelling After Dawn
In the month of Ramadan, if a traveller begins a journey after dawn (Tuloo e Fajr), is it necessary for him to fast on that day? Question Posed By:…
- MUBZ17 Jun 2024
Woman Travelling Safar Distance Without a Maḥram
Wanted to find out the ruling on travel without a mehrim. Would be allowed for eg for a female to travel on a direct flight , between eg JNB and UAE…
- MJC22 Mar 2023
Travelling as a group of women beyond 82km
The issue of travelling without a mahram has been the subject of much discussion amongst scholars in recent years. This is primarily because…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - DU Newcastle22 Jan 2016
Is there Qasr Salaah for Sunan and Nawaafil?
Will one Have to perform Qasr for Sunan and Nawaafil salaah as well?
- Mufti Online11 Aug 2026
Hanafi combining salaahs on a journey
Can one observe the Shafee madhab when traveling? Especially by plane when the flights are long and one will miss the salaah completely.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam4 Jul 2024
Is there any harm in one getting married in the month of Muharram or Safar?
Assalam u Alaikm. I want to ask about marriage in moharram or safar. I am living in KSA and and i will go to Pakistan in moharram for marriage,…
Hussein Muhammad - Azaadville24 Feb 2026
Concession In Fasting For A Person Commencing Travel
If I am to embark on a journey during Ramadhaan, will I have to fast on the day of travel?
- Ibn Masood2 Dec 2025
Musaafir
My parents are flying to India and they’ll stay there for 1 month. In that time, they’ll be staying in the village, and every few days, they will go…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN11 Dec 2025
Why must a woman travel with a Mahram
What is the reason behind the requirement for a woman to travel with a mahram?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Camperdown8 Oct 2025
Travellers Sleeping in Masjid
Asssalamualaikum Can a traveler sleep at a masjid if the authorities of the masjid have no issues with that? is it something allowed but not…
Azhar Mownah - Amjadi2 Apr 2022
Travelling During Ramadaan And Omitting The Fast
1. Who is regarded as a traveller according to Shari’ah? Question: 2. What is the Shari’ah ruling for a traveller who does not fast in the month of…
- MUBZ15 Jun 2024
Ḥayḍ on a Journey / Close to White Discharge During Ḥayḍ
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته I hope Mufti saheb is well inshaAllah. Jazaakallah for all previous responses, really appreciated may Allah increase…
- Mufti Online17 Jun 2026
Performing qurbaani while one is a musaafir
For Eid, I'm going to see my family abroad. I'm only going for one week so I will be a Musaafir. One condition of wujoob for Qurbaani is that a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam11 May 2024
Salah before traveling
AssalamuAlaikum. I heard that Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam used to perform 2 Rakats Salah before traveling, so I always perform 2 Rakaats before…
Mahomed Yasser Yunus Hussen - Azaadville23 Feb 2026
Keeping 31 Fasts Because Of Travels
A person went for Umrah the day before Ramadhaan – left on the 9th of March until the 23 of March. Ramadhaan in Madinah started on the 10th of…
- Ibn Masood17 Nov 2025
Reading Full Salaah Instead Of Qasr
If our Umrah journey is less than 15 days and we perform Salaah in full instead of Qasr, will the Salaah be accepted?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN7 Oct 2025
Musaafir on the return journey due to change in Niyyah
As salaam u Alaykum mufti. Please can you advise me. I stay in Umzinto. When I travel to Durban, I know I am NOT a Musaafir. But if I go to Gateway…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Camperdown19 Sep 2025
Ruling of Qasr for a Woman Attaining Purity During Travel
A woman, while in a state of menstruation, travels from her location to a place that is considered a legal travel-distance while intending to stay…
Azhar Mownah - Mufti Online10 May 2026
Reading qasr salaah when studying in another town
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…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam11 Dec 2022
I would like to know if its permissible for my parents to take out Medical & Travel Insurance?
My parents are travelling to Malaysia next month, I have heard that some Muftiyan e Kiraam permit Medical & Travel Insurance, I would like to know…
Ml. Abrar Mirza - Azaadville16 Dec 2025
The Point Of Departure And Point Of Destination On Which The Safar Distance Is Calculated
If I am travelling from Town A to a house in Town B, do I calculate the Safr distance from the boundaries of Town A to the boundaries of Town B or…
- Ibn Masood12 Nov 2025
Musaafir Leading The Jumu’ah Salaah
Many a time, we have Ulama as guests on a Friday. Sometimes they deliver the Jumu’ah Bayaan and the Khutbah, as well as leading the Salaah after…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Jamiat KZN30 Jul 2025
Hadith: Whoever Gives me The Good News Of Safar Departing/Commencing
I need to know if this Hadith is authentic: Anyone who gives me the good news that he survived Safar, I will give him the good news of that person’s…
Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar - Camperdown25 Aug 2025
Ruling on Performing Qasr at the Airport
At the airport, should a person read Qasr or pray the full 4 Rak’aats?
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Mufti Online14 Apr 2026
Muqeem reading qasr salaah thinking he was a musaafir
If one thought he was musaafir and read two rakaats for his namaaz, but after that he found out that he was not a musaafir, then what must one do?…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam16 Sep 2022
Traveling without a Mahram
سلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته انشاء الله you are well Is it permissible for me to travel with my niece and her husband to Durban to see my daughter?…
Ahmad Patel - Azaadville25 Jun 2025
The Conditions For Becoming a Musaafir
What are the conditions for a person to be regarded as a Musaafir?
- Ibn Masood28 May 2025
Musaafir During Hajj
I arrived in Makkah Mukarramah on Thursday (22 May 2025). I will stay in Makkah Mukarramah for 9 days before I move to Aziziyah, wherein I will…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN17 Apr 2025
Usage of the leather socks whilst travelling
I was travelling and I stopped half way at a garage to make Wudhu and perform Salaah. I had my leather socks on from the Morning which I had made…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Camperdown7 Jul 2025
Travelling for more than Safr distance without intention
Am I regarded to be a Musaafir if when leaving for durban from camperdown, I have no intention for Safr, but whilst i am in Durban doing my work, I…
Azhar Mownah - Mufti Online13 Apr 2026
Completing the 30th fast of Ramadhaan when travelling to a different country
Right now I am in Turkey and travel to Pakistan on 20th March 2026 early morning at 02:00AM almost midnight of 30th Ramazan here in Turkey. I am…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam5 Jul 2022
Can I pray qasr if I intend staying at destination for a month?
Salam aleykum. I am on holidays, so I traveled to another state and I'm planning on staying for a month. Can I still do the qasr prayers till I get…
Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad - Azaadville3 May 2025
A Niyyat (Intention) Of Travelling Being A Requirement To Become A Musaafir
Does a person become a Musafir by merely leaving the boundaries of the area he resides in, or must he intend to travel the Sharee Safar distance in…
- Ibn Masood4 Sep 2024
Travelling With Husband’s Nephew For Umrah
Can a woman in her 60’s, whose husband has passed away, go for Umrah with her late husband’s nephew (husband’s brother’s son), they will not be…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Jamiat KZN21 Jun 2024
Qadha of missed Salaah when travelling
I just want to enquire about the Qadha of missed Salaah when travelling for a holiday away from home.
Mufti Moosa Salie - Camperdown24 Apr 2025
Making Up a Missed Fast Due Travel in Ramadan
السلام عليكم ورحمه الله وبركاته Mufti Saab, hope all is well. I wanted to ask a question about missing a fast due to travel. My friend started his…
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Mufti Online13 Apr 2026
Taking out travel insurance due to the current war
Someone is traveling next month and due to the current war and the uncertainty of flight disruptions, he has been advised to take out travel…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam18 Jun 2022
Mistakenly performing 4 Rakats in place of Qasr in Hajj - What are the implications?
Asalaamalaikum I have been to Haj with my family. we stayed in makkah for 14 days before leaving for mina. 15th day in Mina. We were offering Qasar…
Mohammed - Azaadville20 Feb 2025
The Shar’ee Safar Distance
What is the Sharee distance of Safar? Please provide all the opinions within the madhhab, along with calculations converting Farsakh into miles and…
- Ibn Masood30 Jul 2024
Husband Leaving On A Journey When His Wife Is Ill
A husband was about to embark on a journey when his wife unexpectedly became unwell. Is it necessary for the husband to take his wife along, or must…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Jamiat KZN16 May 2024
Why must a woman travel with a Mahram
What is the reason behind the requirement for a woman to travel with a mahram?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Camperdown25 Mar 2024
Qasr Salah at the airport?
Assalamu Alaikum , I have a question regarding qasr namaz while travelling between two countries via airport. At what point exactly does one enter…
Shahid Shaikh - Mufti Online22 Jan 2026
Joining salaahs when travelling
I have a question regarding combining prayers while travelling. In 3–4 days, I will be travelling to another city for just one night. I suffer from…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam22 May 2022
If Salaah becomes Qada whilst a Musafir - Should Qasr be made?
If Salaah becomes qada whilst being musafir…will the person do qasr when he replaces it?
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