Date

Venue

Speaker

01/

Rukhsah

• "And Allah wants to lighten for you [your difficulties]; and mankind was created weak." [Surah An Nisaa 4:28]

• Travelling allows us to ask for concession (Rukhsah)

• Exemption from the norm of religious obligations for specific circumstances in a form of flexibility

02/

Jama' Prayers

• Combination of 2 prayers by  performing them in 1 single timing

• Taqdim= Zuhur + Asar/Magrib + Isyak during Zuhur/Magrib and vice versa for Takhir

03/

Qasar Prayers

• Shortening the 4 raka'at prayers to 2 Raka'at

• Permitted duration: 4 days with no intention to reside, excluding his arrival and departure dates. If you do not know how long you are travelling: 18 days

04/

conditions for Jama'

• Taqdim

  • Orderliness

  • Express intent for Jama' in the first prayer

  • Both prayers have to be performed successively

  • One has to be travelling during the stipulated timing of the second prayer

• Takhir​

  • Express intent(to combine the prayers and perform them during the second prayer) within the timing of first prayer

  • Be in the state of travelling during the timings of both prayers

05/

Conditions for Qasar

• 1) The travel is permissible in Islam 

• Travel distance of no less than 89km

• Express intent for Qasar during takbiratulihram

• Does not follow behind an imam who is performing a complete prayer

• For the 4 raka'at prayers and not performed on the basis of Qadha'

• Done whilst travelling (if traveller has arrived at his destination, he is obliged to perform usual prayer)

06/

Praying in a Moving Vehicle

• Permitted to sit while praying if standing is not possible

• Where there is ample space, face the Qiblah as much as possible

• If always facing the Qiblah is unachievable,  one can face the Qiblah only during takbiratulihram

• If all effort fails to determine the Qiblah, one can pray whilst facing the most precise direction intuitively

07/

Dining

• Non- halal certification restaurant could be an option if there is no halal restaurant

• Enquire about ingredients used & request that non-halal products are not included in the preparation

• Opt for seafood or vegan but it should not contain alcohol

• Permissible to use utensils which are used for non-halal items provided that they are washed first (no colour, taste and smell)

• Always begin with Bismillah