Fatwa ID: 05506

Answered by: Maulana Mohammed Haroon Hussain

Question:

If a person intends to travel by car to a destination 200km away but due to his departure time, he will stop at a place 40km from his home and spend the night there. Will he perform Qasr Salaah at his stopover?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

When a person sets out with the intention to travel 48 miles (77.3km) or more [1], then he will become a traveller as soon as he leaves the boundaries of his home town or city[2]. Therefore, yes he will perform Qasr at his stopover.

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Maulana Mohammed Haroon Hussain

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Towsir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

[1] السفر الذي يتغير به الاحكام هو ال يقصد الانسان موضعًا بينه وبين المقصد مسيرة ثلاثة أيام

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[2]ومن خرج مسافرًا صلى ركعتين اذا فارق بيوت المصر

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