Fatwa #2841228 February 2014Saudi Arabia
The distance of safar on land, air and sea
Question
1) What is the Hukum of a plane regarding qasr Salaah? Is it also 88 km, or does it have a different hukm, because in the fiqah kitaab's, sea and mountains have differnt ahkaam?
2) Are there any other websites similar to this one: www.waqfeya.com
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
- The distance of safar on land and by air is 48 miles/77 kilometres[1] and the distance of safar on sea is 396 nautical miles.[2]
- The following websites are similar to the link provided in the query:
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Fahad Abdul Wahab
Student Darul Iftaa
USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
References
- احسن الفتاوي ج٤ ص١٠٥. ايج ايم سعيد
- احسن الفتاو ي ج٤ ص٨٣. ايج ايم سعيد