{"id":20228,"date":"2021-03-05T15:18:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T15:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=20228"},"modified":"2021-03-05T15:18:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T15:18:18","slug":"praying-fardh-salah-in-the-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/praying-fardh-salah-in-the-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Praying Fardh Salah in the Car"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 04977<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Imam Abdul-Malik Sheikh<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ascent to Felicity mentions the allowance to pray in your vehicle if there\u2019s muddy terrain. I drive Uber and sometimes I don\u2019t have time to drive to a mosque in time for prayer or it\u2019s a long drive. Usually, I pray in a parking lot but does raining or snowing weather count as \u201cmuddy terrain\u201d to where I can pray in my car?<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Under normal circumstances, the Fard and Wajib Sal\u0101h will not be valid on a Rahilah (vehicle or riding animal) unless there is a legal reason (Udhr) making it difficult to offer the Sal\u0101h on the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In order for the Fard Sal\u0101h to be permissible on Rahiha, there must be a valid excuse for which one is unable to dismount from the Rahilah due to some restriction such as:<\/span><\/p>\n

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1 – Illness and disability which will become worse<\/span><\/p>\n

2 – Fear of an enemy<\/span><\/p>\n

3-\u00a0 Fear of wild beast<\/span><\/p>\n

4-\u00a0 Fear of a robber<\/span><\/p>\n

5 – Unable to pray on the ground due to it being muddy such that one\u2019s face would become soiled by sinking into the mud<\/span><\/p>\n

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In response to your question, I would say that it is not permissible for you to pray your Sal\u0101h in the car simply because the ground is wet or there is snow. You should look for a dry spot. It\u2019s very easy to find a clean and dry spot to pray in even if the mosque is far. You can also play with something on the ground like a mat or cardboard to prevent your clothes from becoming wet.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reference:<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuhfah al-Fuqaha, Vol.1 p.153, Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Imam Abdul-Malik Sheikh<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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