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Reading Qasr Salaah at the Airport

· 13 Shaʻban 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a traveller leaves his home for the airport (approx. 25 km away). At the airport, will he have to read qasr salaah or full?

Answer

If he left his home with the intention of safar (travelling), he will make qasr at the airport.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

من خرج من عمارة موضع إقامته قاصدا مسيرة ثلاثة أيام ولياليه بالسير الوسط مع الاستراحات المعتادة صلى الفرض الرباعي ركعتين (رد المحتار على در المختار 2/121-123)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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