Becoming a musaafir due to taking a longer route

11 Apr 2019 · 6 Shaʻban 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

The shortest distance from Ext 11b, Lenasia, to SITA, Centurion, is 74 km according to Google Maps, but a different route measures 84 km. This being my daily commute between home and work, am I a musafir while at work every day, or is my being a musafir dependent on which of the two routes I actually used?

Answer

It will depend on the route you use.

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وتعتبر المدة من أي طريق أخذ فيه، كذا في البحر الرائق فإذا قصد بلدة وإلى مقصده طريقان أحدهما مسيرة ثلاثة أيام ولياليها والآخر دونها فسلك الطريق الأبعد كان مسافرا عندنا، هكذا في فتاوى قاضي خان، وإن سلك الأقصر يتم، كذا في البحر الرائق (الفتاوى الهندية 1/138)

وفي فتاوى قاضي خان أن الرجل إذا قصد بلده وإلى مقصده طريقان: أحدهما مسيرة ثلاثة أيام ولياليها، والآخر دونها فسلك الطريق الأبعد كان مسافرا عندنا اهـ. وإن سلك الأقصر يتم (البحر الرائق 2/140)

Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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