Fatwa ID: 09510
Answered by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Question:
Asalaamalaikum
Is Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifa part of Makkah?
I heard that if your stay in Makkah plus Haj days include 15 days you are not Musafir but I read a couple of books that says if your stay in Makkah is 15 days or more before leaving for Mina then you are muqeem
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Mina, Arafah and Muzdalifah are outside of Makkah. If one travels from their homeland to perform Hajj and does not plan to remain in any one of these locations for at least 15 days, they will remain a Musafir until they return home [1], and thus they will shorten their Salah when leading a congregation or praying individually [2]. If they were to stay somewhere such as Makkah or Madinah for 15 days or more before Hajj commences then they will be deemed a Muqeem throughout their Hajj [3] and thus must complete their Salah in full.
Whilst performing Hajj, one should strive to ensure that all Fardh Salah are performed in congregation. Should the Imam leading the Salah be a Muqeem, as will be the case when praying Salah in Makkah, you will have to follow them for the entirety of the Salah even if you are a Musafir [4]. On the other hand, if you are a Muqeem and the Imam is a Musafir, then you should stand up after he has completed his two Rak’ah to complete your remaining Rak’ah [5].
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1]
الْبَابُ الْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْمُسَافِرِ) أَقَلُّ مَسَافَةٍ تَتَغَيَّرُ فِيهَا الْأَحْكَامُ مَسِيرَةُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، كَذَا فِي التَّبْيِينِ، هُوَ الصَّحِيحُ، كَذَا فِي جَوَاهِرِ الْأَخْلَاطِيِّ الْأَحْكَامُ الَّتِي تَتَغَيَّرُ بِالسَّفَرِ هِيَ قَصْرُ الصَّلَاةِ وَابَاحَةُ الْفِطْرِ وَامْتِدَادُهُ مُدَّةَ الْمَسْحِ إلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَسُقُوطُ وُجُوبِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَالْعِيدَيْنِ وَالْأُضْحِيَّةِ وَحُرْمَةُ الْخُرُوجِ عَلَى الْحُرَّةِ بِغَيْرِ مَحْرَمٍ، كَذَا فِي الْعَتَّابِيَّةِ
Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 1, pg. 138, Darul Fikr
وَإِنْ نَوَى الْإِقَامَةَ أَقَلَّ مِنْ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا قَصَرَ، هَكَذَا فِي الْهِدَايَةِ
Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 1, pg. 139, Darul Fikr
مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ عِمَارَةِ مَوْضِعِ إقَامَتِهِ) مِنْ جَانِبِ خُرُوجِهِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُجَاوِزْ مِنْ الْجَانِبِ الْآخَرِ. وَفِي الْخَانِيَّةِ: إنْ كَانَ بَيْنَ الْفِنَاءِ وَالْمِصْرِ أَقَلُّ مِنْ غَلْوَةٍ وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَهُمَا مَزْرَعَةٌ يُشْتَرَطُ مُجَاوَزَتُهُ وَإِلَّا فَلَا
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 121-122, Darul Fikr
[2]
وَفَرْضُ الْمُسَافِرِ فِي الرُّبَاعِيَّةِ رَكْعَتَانِ، كَذَا فِي الْهِدَايَةِ
Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 1, pg. 139, Darul Fikr
(صَلَّى الْفَرْضَ الرُّبَاعِيَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ)
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 123, Darul Fikr
[3]
وَلَا يَزَالُ عَلَى حُكْمِ السَّفَرِ حَتَّى يَنْوِيَ الْإِقَامَةَ فِي بَلْدَةٍ أَوْ قَرْيَةٍ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا أَوْ أَكْثَرَ، كَذَا فِي الْهِدَايَةِ
Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 1, pg. 139, Darul Fikr
قَوْلُهُ وَعَلِمَ إلَخْ) أَيْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ الْقَافِلَةَ إنَّمَا تَخْرُجُ بَعْدَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 125, Darul Fikr
[4]
وَأَمَّا اقْتِدَاءُ الْمُسَافِرِ بِالْمُقِيمِ فَيَصِحُّ فِي الْوَقْتِ وَيُتِمُّ
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 130, Darul Fikr
[5]
وَصَحَّ اقْتِدَاءُ الْمُقِيمِ بِالْمُسَافِرِ فِي الْوَقْتِ وَبَعْدَهُ فَإِذَا قَامَ) الْمُقِيمُ (إلَى الْإِتْمَامِ لَا يَقْرَأُ) وَلَا يَسْجُدُ لِلسَّهْوِ (فِي الْأَصَحِّ) لِأَنَّهُ كَاللَّاحِقِ وَالْقَعْدَتَانِ فَرْضٌ عَلَيْهِ
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 129, Darul Fikr