I'm going to an amusement park tommorow that is about 160km away from my home. How will that affect my salah? How much am I still obligated to pray (in terms of rakats) for zhur, asr, mahgrib and isha? Am I eligible to pray qasr? But how much is that? Explain. In detail 2 me. I don't want confusion
1) Ruling
it is encouraged to shorten the four raka'a prayers to two (i.e. dhuhr, Asr and Isha becomes two) while traveling. It is permissible to combine dhuhr with Asr, and Maghreb with Isha while traveling.
2) Duration
You can shorten prayers if you are staying for less than four full days (20 obligatory prayers in total), or if you have no idea how long you're staying there. If you are planning to stay longer than four days, you can only shorten while traveling between the two cities but once you arrive to a city you intend to reside over four days you pray like a resident of that city (no shortening and no combining)
3) Distance
You must be traveling a proper distance of travel, which is approximately 90km or more (some say 130km or more) and what's considered a travel in customary language.
4) Purpose
The trip must be at least for something permissible, such as leisure, studies, business, meeting friends or relatives etc. If the trip is for something prohibited like gambling, attending sinful concerts, etc, then no shortening is permissible.
5) First and Last
The first prayer you can shorten is the one that *calls* after you have departed from your home town. If dhuhr calls before you leave, you can't shorten that prayer even if you delayed it until after you set off.
The last prayer you can shorten is the one you *prayed* before returning to your home town. If dhuhr calls on your way back but you arrive home, then you can't shorten that prayer.
6) Making up
If you remembered while traveling that you missed a prayer from back home, you make it up in full without shortening. If you remembered back home you missed a prayer while traveling, you make it up in full as well.
Have a nice trip!
it is encouraged to shorten the four raka'a prayers to two (i.e. dhuhr, Asr and Isha becomes two) while traveling. It is permissible to combine dhuhr with Asr, and Maghreb with Isha while traveling.
2) Duration
You can shorten prayers if you are staying for less than four full days (20 obligatory prayers in total), or if you have no idea how long you're staying there. If you are planning to stay longer than four days, you can only shorten while traveling between the two cities but once you arrive to a city you intend to reside over four days you pray like a resident of that city (no shortening and no combining)
3) Distance
You must be traveling a proper distance of travel, which is approximately 90km or more (some say 130km or more) and what's considered a travel in customary language.
4) Purpose
The trip must be at least for something permissible, such as leisure, studies, business, meeting friends or relatives etc. If the trip is for something prohibited like gambling, attending sinful concerts, etc, then no shortening is permissible.
5) First and Last
The first prayer you can shorten is the one that *calls* after you have departed from your home town. If dhuhr calls before you leave, you can't shorten that prayer even if you delayed it until after you set off.
The last prayer you can shorten is the one you *prayed* before returning to your home town. If dhuhr calls on your way back but you arrive home, then you can't shorten that prayer.
6) Making up
If you remembered while traveling that you missed a prayer from back home, you make it up in full without shortening. If you remembered back home you missed a prayer while traveling, you make it up in full as well.
Have a nice trip!
