Is Jumuah salaah compulsory upon a musaafir

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2016-02-16 08:37

Q: I am required to travel to work over 150 km a day monday to friday for two months. I have no intention of staying at that location. Am I considered a musaafir and what is the ruling for jummah. The masjids are extremely far from work approximatly 35km as I am based at a construction site. If I am a musaafir, is it incorrect to read the full salaah?

A:

1. You will be a musaafir. You should perform qasr Salaah.

2. Jumuah is not compulsory upon a musaafir. You should perform your zuhr Salaah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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