How to perform salah when you are traveling ?

 a traveller

 How to perform salah when you are traveling? [Musafir]

      

 Often people ask  how to perform salah  while traveling  .

 I do not have enough idea. Besides it is  one of the great instructions of Allah and it is obligatory  on us  If we do not  offer it  Allah will punish us  undoubtedly  on the day of judgment. And at first  we shall be asked about prayer on the day of judgment  and it is  dearest to Allah. That is why, Allah command  82 times to  establish   the prayer in the holy Quran.

So as much  as i  know  and understand that as a or being a  slave of Allah we should never ever miss the prayer five times a day.

 Allah says in the Holy Quran  that I sent the humankind just for my worship, and  another  place says Salah is such a powerful thing which can save you from all kinds of bad deeds.

 However ,Today i am going to utter  something on this subject that how to preform salah  while traveling .

First of all we  are going to know  about this from the Quran .

Allah says in the Quran [pert no 5 surah no 4 and yeat no 101] that when you travel through  the earth  there is no blame  on you if you shorten  your prayer.

 Now  we are going to know about this  from the Hadith 

 Narrated by  Anas {R}  he says , once  we  traveled  to Mecca from Madina  with prophet [ peace be upon him] and we performed salah two [ rakats] until came back to Madina from Mecca { shahihul Buqari and Muslim.

 A man when he  travels 77or 80 kilometers  by feet  , bus , train , plane  etc.

 Then he becomes a [musafir] traveller  according to Islamic law  , but there are some conditions to be a traveller in Islam and these are 

{1]  You have to take  an authentic  steady for journey.

[2} you have to be  mature .

{3] you have to be independent .

[4]  you have to make steady   for maximum  15 days.

 So if you have   an authentic steady for journey and if your wife with you  then she does not have to take  steady like you , because she is  follower of you .

 likewise, if  an owner  has taken  steady for journey  then his slave   does  not to  make  steady.

 If a captain made  steady then his soldiers  do not have to make steady for them, because they are also  follower of their  captain .

 A man who is traveling  he will be shortening his  prayer  until  enter  his  town or  area.

 Here  one more important thing  that  you have to make  steady for journey  maximum 15 days ,but if you spend  more then 15 days  then you  shall become  a resident and you  shall not be able to shorten your prayer.

 But  if you  travel for  a business   making  steady  for 15 days and you think i shall be able to  finish  my work within 15 days,  but by chance  you would not be  able to finish your  work within 15 days  then you will be able  to traveller {musafir]   until  finish your work  if it takes an year or more then it.

 If you miss any  prayer while traveling  and you have reached home  then you have to fulfill that missed prayer  like  traveller.

Which all prayers should shorten?

 Those prayer which are in four Rikats= such as 

 {1} Zuhar- only compulsory prayer

{2} Asar - only compulsory prayer 

{3} Isha- only compulsory prayer  

   Magrib,  and  Fajar  like resident .

 But  if you offer prayer behind  a resident  {Imam} then you have to pray full like a resident  and if you  are Imam   and resident person offer salah behind you  then before starting  salah you need to say them  that i am  a traveller , after two Rikat  you have to fulfill your salah by yourselves  if it  is  Zuhar , Isha, or Asar prayer . 

 According to Islamic law, in  travelling    just you have to perform  the  Faraz prayers not  Sunnah, oajib, nafal etc.

  May Allah bless on all of us  and   protect , and save  from all kinds of  troubles and diseases.  

Ameen