Q: When one is travelling (i.e. a Musaafir), I understand that the Farz of Zuhr, Asr and Esha is reduced to 2 Rakaats. Does one have concession to omit the Sunnat Rakaats, meaning that for Zuhr does one read 4 Sunnat, 2 Farz, 2 Sunnat or should one just read 2 Farz of Zuhr?
Q: I live in PMB. I am currently on audit at Laysmith, and spend Monday to Friday in Ladysmith. I do not go home (PMB) during weekends, but go to a house in Durban. I intend continuing like this for the next month or two. The distance from my home to the Durban house is about 80KM, but from boundary to boundary would probably be less than 77Km. From PMB to Ladysmith is about 170KM.
During the weekends, whilst returning from Ladysmith, I bypass my home in PMB. I sometimes stop here temporarily; to collect items, visit my parents, drop off stuff etc, or even for Namaaz; and then proceed to Durban.
Am I a Musafir in:
Q: A traveler who does not have ghusal can he miss his salaah?
Q: A person who travels over 77km and does not have the intention at the start of the journey or it was not on his mind, etc. Is he still a musafir?
Q: What is the maximum amount of days that a shaafi person can be a musaafir and read qasr salaah?
Q: I live in Morocco but i own a holiday flat in Portugal which stays empty most of the year, when I go there am i musaafir?
Q: When I travel I combine my namazes, zuhr and asr and maghrib and Esha. If I don't then I will be lazy to even read both the namazes on its time in the 1st place, so isn't this better for me? I know its another mazhab but whats wrong with that?
Q: I need to confirm the rules pertaining to the reading of sunnat and nafil Salaah, etc. whilst an individual is a traveller and also while a person is visiting Mecca and Medina for 10 days each. Is there anything wrong if these additional Salaahs is performed whilst being classified as a traveller?
Q: Could you elaborate on the rules pertaining to Salaah being performed in the haram of Mecca and Medina.
Q: Due to travelling by bus for lengthy hours, can a Hanafi read his Asr after Zohr in the time of Zohr if he knows for certain that the bus stops occasionally for 2 mins only (which is insufficient time to perform salaah) & the next lengthy stop will be after maghrib. There is no place to stand & read salaah on the bus, there is place to sit. If Yes, he can perform the Asr early, then can he make jamaat in Zohr time with other passengers who are in the same position as him? & now, suppose the bus suddenly stops for 10 mins during Asr time (which is sufficient to read Farz of Asr), does the Asr performed earlier on during Zohr time become null & void?