Travel

Travel is the movement of people between distant geographical locations. Travel can be done by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, ship or other means.

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Travel . Family . Sister . Husband . Uncle

Can I travel to Dubai with a trusted family friend or my sister's husband, instead of my uncle, who was meant to be my Mahram but is now uncertain about traveling, given that I believe I cannot go alone otherwise?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 week ago

You should not travel with a non Mahram man, like your sister’s husband or a family friend.

Wassalam.

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Umrah . Makkah . Hotel . Travel

We are going for Umrah and landing in Madinah, then taking a train to Makkah. Can we wear the Ihrām from the hotel in Madinah (according to Sistani's rulings)?

Ehraam must be started from a Meeqaat like Masjid al Shajarah or Johfah or Qarn al-Manaazil etc. Ehraam can not start from the hotel which is not a Meeqaat. Wearing the Ehraam does not mean starting the state of Ehraam. You can wear the Ehraam in the hotel then go to the Meeqat to start you Ehraam state by Intention Niyyah of the Ehraam and reciting the Takbiyah which is :لبَّيكَداللهمَّ لبَّيك لبَّيك لا شَريكَ لَكَ لَبَّيك إنَّ الحمدَ والنعمةَ لَكَ والمُلك، لا شريكَ لَكَ لَبَّيك Labbaykallahumma Labbayk, Labbayka Laa Shareeka Laka Labbayk, Innal Hamda Wanni’mata Laka Walmulk, Laa Shareeka Laka Labbayk.

Wassalam.

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Makkah . Ramadan . Ihram . Masjid . Travel . Family . Salah (Prayers) . Sawm (Fasting) . Man

We arrive in Makkah 1 day before Ramadan and will stay for 4 days. Can we pray full salah and fast? We will wear ihram at masjid al shajarah and take the train at night. How should men travel whilst avoiding shelter and looking after the family?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 2 months ago

Bismihi ta'āla

You are travelling, and will be there for less than 10 days, so you cannot fast or pray full. Only when you are in the Holy Haram, you can pray full.

Men should do the ihram evening time, and catch the train after that, so it is at night.

And Allah knows best

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Travel . Qasr (Shortened Prayers) . Salah (Prayers)

How are the 10 days of travel for Qasr prayers counted? If I leave the town after Fajr on the 12th, and I return home after Maghrib on the 22nd, is it obligatory to pray Qasr, or is this considered more than 10 days?

From the minute you reach your destination where you intend to stay for ten days, you should count 240 hours or more, then your prayer should be full. If you stay at that place less than 240 hours, then you prayer should Qasr.

Wassalam.

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Travel . Qasr (Shortened Prayers) . Canada

If I regularly travel 44 km from Mississauga to attend JCC in Vaughan, both cities within the GTA, do I still need to perform Qasr, or is it exempt due to the routine nature of travel within a single metropolitan region?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 7 months ago

Having lived for a few months in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), I can confirm that Mississuaga and Vaughan are commonly considered to be part of the same city unit for the purposes of praying and fasting. That is, you do not say qasr prayers or break fast if you go from one to the other.

Here is an interesting website addressing the question of qasr prayers in the GTA: https://al-m.ca/travel/#gta

The local ulama should also be able to help with any specific questions about travelling questions in the area, since many people have questions about travel prayers!

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Kaffara . Sawm (Fasting) . Travel . Dhuhr

While observing Kaffarah fasting for 60 days, if a person has plans that prevent them from fasting, such as traveling before Zuhr, are these valid excuses to skip certain days? Will this impact the completion of their Kaffarah?

If he traveled during the fasting of sixty days of Kaffara, he must fast the days of the traveling immediately after the travel and continue fasting the remains days of the sixty. If he traveled and did not compensate the days of the travel immediately and made a deliberate gap, he will then need to restart the Kaffara fast again.

Wassalam.

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Ihram . Medina . Travel . Isha . Makkah . Umrah

Is it permissible to wear Ihram from Masjid al-Shajara in Medina and travel by closed vehicles to Mecca after Isha prayer, if I am following the taqlid of Ayatollah Khoei?

According to the verdict of Ayatullah Sistani, it is not permissible for man during Ihraam to travel in a covered vehicle. If he had no choice but to do that, he has to pay Kaffara which is slaughtering a sheep or a goat and distributing it among poor believers.

Wassalam.

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Istikhara . Travel . Intention (Niyah)

Do I need to perform Istikhara prior to each vacation? How specific should my intention be? Is it necessary to include destinations and specific dates in my intention?

You do not need to perform istikhara prior to vacation. In fact, it is probably better not to do so, unless you have some uncertainty.

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Asr . Maghrib . Travel . Salah (Prayers) . Qasr (Shortened Prayers)

What can I do if I am due to miss Asr and Maghrib prayers due to travel and will reach my destination at midnight?

We must perform every obligatory daily Prayer within it's time and never leave it to be Qadha even during traveling. We should pray it while traveling within our situation and abilities.

'Wassalam.

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Asr . Salah (Prayers) . Travel

Is it permissible to perform Salah on a train in motion when it is not possible to pray on time due to commuting from work, considering that one will be reaching home after sunset causing a delay in performing Asr prayer?

It is obligatory to perform Salah within nits time and it is not allowed to delay Salah till it’s time goes away. Praying in a moving vehicle or train is allowed especially when there is no other option to perform the Salah within its time.

Wassalam.

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Khums . Travel . Marja' . Sadaqa (Charity)

Is it considered allowed to set aside the full amount of Khums on the anniversary day but delay the actual payment until one is able to travel and physically deliver the Khums to the Marja's office rather than pay through a local charity?

It is obligatory to pay the Khums as soon as possible with out any delay. If you are in a place where you can not deliver the Khums to the Marje' of Taqleed or any trusted person who is authorised by the Marje' to receive, means that you no way to deliver the Khums, then you can wait but try your best to find a safe way to deliver as soon as you can. Delaying or postponing Khums delivery with out serious reason is not allowed.

Wassalam.

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Shoes . Qur'an . Travel . Wudu (Ablution)

Is it permissible to read the Quran while traveling or in the office while wearing shoes and without having performed Wudu?

Bismihi ta'ala

Yes, it is permissible to recite the holy Quran, even if you do not have wudhu or are wearing shoes, etc., as long as you do not touch its script with your hands.

And Allah knows best.

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