Qasr
Qasr is shortening the four-unit obligatory prayers to two units, a concession available to a traveler. It applies only to the four-rakah prayers; dawn and sunset prayers are not shortened. It is often discussed alongside the separate concession of combining two prayers together.
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Is the distance between Makkah and Jeddah considered a distance for Qasr (shortening prayers)? And is it permissible for me to combine and shorten my prayers if I travel between them? And what is incumbent upon me if my previous prayers were invalid?
Scholars have differed on determining the distance that permits availing oneself of the concessions of travel. The approved madhhab permits shortening the prayer (qasr) for a distance of 48 Hashemite miles…
Is it permissible to shorten the prayer (qasr) and what is its manner during times when the questioner is asleep, noting that he alternates work and residency between his workplace and his home every 15 days?
Shortening prayers (qasr) due to finishing work and seeking rest is not among the permissible excuses for qasr. If the stay at the workplace exceeds four days, then one is not allowed to avail themselves of the travel…
Is it permissible to shorten prayers (qasr) in a house located 300 km away that is visited for three days weekly, and is it valid to pray Dhuhr instead of Jumu'ah prayer in this case?
Whoever travels a distance permitting Qasr (shortening prayers), which is 85 km, is allowed to shorten and combine prayers while en route. Upon reaching their destination, if it is their place of residence, they…
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Is it permissible to shorten the prayer (qasr) in university housing that is 100 km away from one's place of residence, and what is the ruling on shortening the prayer in this case—is it obligatory or permissible—knowing that the duration of stay in the housing has reached 15 days?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who intended to shorten it (qasr) then completed it with the Imam who completed the prayer, or sat for the tashahhud after the second rak'ah then said the taslim with the Imam?
Is it permissible for a person residing for work in Minya—200 km from his hometown—from Sunday to Thursday, to shorten prayers (qasr) in Minya or in his hometown of Fayoum?