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Salaam brothers and sister
I hope this tread will inshallah benefit us all.
My question is how should one perform Travel pray , I have heard two opinion on this one side states as follows
2 Rakat for Fajar
2 Rakat for Zohar at Zhohar time
2 Rakat for Asar at Asar time
3 Rakat for Magrib at Magrib time
and 2 Rakat Esha at Esha time
second opinion is
2 Rakat for Fajar at Fajar time
combine salaat for Zohar and Asar
2 Rakat for Zohar first and then follow by 2 Rakat for Asar
Combine salaat for Magrib and Esha
3 Rakat for Magrib follow by Esha
my other question is if one was travelling over 50 miles to a destination and was unable to perform Zohar Salaat ie travel pray and he comes back his own location ie home can he perform travel salaat or can he perform just 4 Rakat Zohar even if he misses the Zohar time
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as salam alykom dear brother
As for the first part of your question, both opinions are correct you have the option to implement either or. For the second part, Insh a Allah I will get back to u.
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Thank You for your question , the answer is not as straight forward....
We need to establish a few things
1. Which school of thought do u follow (Imam shafi , hanafi etc - all r correct)
2. The distance you wish to travel
3. Your intention when u get to ur destination - meaning how many days u wish to stay there etc
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Quote:Salaam brothers and sister
I hope this tread will inshallah benefit us all.
My question is how should one perform Travel pray , I have heard two opinion on this one side states as follows
Just to clarify both opinions are correct and they should not be referred to as "side"
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OK HERE IS A DETAILED ANSWER IT TOOK A WHILE AND ITS LONG...
1) There is general consensus among scholars that if a traveling person is determined to return as soon as his work is done and does not know when that will be, then he may continue to pray Qasr as long as he is on travel.
If, however, a person decides to settle down in a city, the moment he does so, he ceases to be a traveler, and, therefore, he must pray full.
If you follow Imam Shafi and you stay exceeds more than four days you are no longer a Traveller , The Hanafi School, however, puts the number of allowable days at fifteen, while a third group of scholars put it at eighteen.
The first view seems to be the safest view to follow (not knowing when he will return), as it has been based on the Prophet’s practice. According to authentic reports, he stayed in Makkah for four days, and during his stay he prayed Qasr; he had already known in advance how many days he would be staying. He is reported to have prayed Qasr for eighteen and twenty days on two different occasions, when, most likely, he had no idea as regards the number of days he would be staying.
Having said this, I should rush to state that if anyone follows the position of the Hanafi School, he should not be blamed for his action, for theirs is a Fiqh- ruling based on acceptable practices of the Salaf as-Salih (pious predecessors). Since it is merely a question of differences of interpretation based on valid Ijtihad (creative exercise of reasoning), one should never make a big issue out of such differences of opinion among Imams.
2) The most accurate way to count the number of days for a traveler is to consider oneself a Musaafir (traveler) only after one has crossed the boundaries of his city of residence. Thus in case of people living in Manchester, if they are in a long distance journey they will be considered travelers only after they have crossed the boundaries of Manchester. The days of stay are calculated by excluding the day/days of going and returning to the border /boundary or town/city
3) Yes, according to vast majority of scholars and Imams, it is perfectly allowed for a traveler to combine Zuhr and `Asr , and Maghrib and `Isha. This ruling (known as Jam`) is based on the authentic traditions which clearly state that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, had combined Zuhr and `Asr as well as Maghrib and `Isha on a number of occasions while traveling.
According to Hanafi School, however, combining prayers is allowed only during Hajj while performing the rite of standing in `Arafah.
At other times they allow only what is often termed as Jam suwari (a kind of combining):
By this they mean to say that you are allowed, for instance, to delay Zuhr and pray it at the last time of Zuhr and then pray `Asr at the first time of `Asr .
4) If you follow imam shafi while combining prayers, you are allowed to make either taqdim (advancing) or ta’khir (delaying): In other words, you are allowed to advance the second prayer to the time of the first prayer. Thus, if you are combining Zuhr and `Asr , you can first pray Zuhr at the time of Zuhr, and then advance `Asr by praying immediately, or if you wish you can defer praying Zuhr until the time of `Asr arrives, in which case, you will first pray Zuhr and then pray `Asr afterwards. The same procedure applies to combining Maghrib and `Isha as well.
An important word of caution concerning Jam` is that there is no combining of Fajr with Zuhr, or `Asr with Maghrib, or ‘Isha with Fajr.
It is also worth mentioning that while praying Qasr during travel is highly recommended
According to Imam Abu Hanifah it is obligatory
During travel, praying Jam’ is only allowed while one is actually traveling or pre-occupied with pressing circumstances. Jam’ is rare, while Qasr is common.
A final remark to be made is that if a person is aimlessly wandering, he is not considered a traveler and is, therefore, not allowed to make use of the allowances of Qasrand Jam`."
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Salaam brother and sister
I have two question to ask and this has brother me for some time
my first question is when praying salaat where do you place your hands below the navel or above the navel or does it not matter
I normally place my hands above the navel
my second question is , when praying salaat do you have to wear a hat on or can you pray with out wearing any thing on the head.
please brother and sister do quote which hadith and where about in the quran does it state.
may Allah S.W.T reward you for your effort.
ameen
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as salam alaykom Infoseeker,
Welcome back and Ramadan Mubarak, according to the Egyptian Fatwa agency (I didnt find it in English so Insh aAllah I will translate the reply:
According to Sunnah, one who is performing Salat must place his/her right hand over the left during the stand up position that precedes Ruku`u (bowing) or when standing up during Salatu Janazah. The basis for this practice is hadeeth narrated under the authority of Suhail Bin Sa`ad may Allah Be Pleased with him who said: "People used to command for the man to place his right hand over his left arm during Salat" (reported by Bukhari). This is part of positioning Sunan. However, is it better to place both hands under the chest and above naval according to the consensus of scholars, or under the naval according to the Hanafi opinion, or over the chest according to what is communicated after a number of Salaf? In this regard, scholrs differed regarding what is best and not regarding what is permissible. Because this issue is part of the positions. Thus, Ibn Al Mundhir may Allah bestow mercy on his soul said: "It was not proven after the Prophet blessing and peace be upon him anything in particular in this issue, therefore one has the choice to follow any of the above mentioned. Similar issues should not be in any way a reason for differing and Fitnah among Muslims.
Reply dated 19/11/2004
http://www.dar-alifta.org/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=4299
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As for the second question of head cover during Salat for men. As far as I know, men should be wearing a head cover all the time, like a small cap or something, depending on the person. Some wear even a turbin all the time. Let me search more for the evidence and get back to u.
Again Ramadan Mubarak.
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as salam alymom Infoseeker,
I took the liberty of doing some organisation. I hope you dont mind me merging your two last threads and giving them one title. As both threads involved questions about Salat. So to make it easier for other potential readers, I merged them.
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