Safar

Q: Is a widow allowed to travel with her 12 year old son who is not yet baaligh?

Q: From what point does a musaafir calculate the start of his journey? For example, I live in London and if I travel to a distant northern city from which point do I become a traveller? The distance from my home to the edge of North London is approx 25 miles. And the distance to the border of my local area is approx 200 feet.

Q: Will I be regarded as a musaafir and hence perform qasar salaah if I stay for just 4 days at most in a place 130km from home. Also note that I will be travelling for a duration of a whole year. I leave home on a Monday morning and return Friday afternoon.

Q: I will leave Insha Allah for Hajj. I will stay from September 5 to September 22 in Azizia. Will I be a Musaafir or not?

Q: I want to know if I am considered as a mussafir or not. I went for umrah on the 19th December 2015 and returned on the 2nd January 2016. During my time in umrah I was in Makkah for three days, Madinah three days and in yanbu al bahr for 7 days. So please can you tell me if I am considered Musafir or not?

Q: I have been working in Saudi Arabia for the past seven years. I am a citizen of Pakistan. Presently, I do not own a house in Pakistan but I do have other property. If I travel to Pakistan with the intention of staying there less than 15 days and stay at the house of my brother, do I need to do Qasr of my Salaahs or not?

Q: Does a person start counting the distance for a musaafir from their suburb or town border because I was told that some ulama say it has changed to suburb?

Q: My mum wishes to travel to Zambia for a period exceeding 14 days. She will be staying with her friends (all woman). My mum is 67 years old. I've told her I will accompany her during her journey i.e from Johannesburg to her destination drop her off and do the same for her return journey. Please advise if this is acceptable?