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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Jurisprudence Made Easy Dialogue on prayer (2) While we were still on the subject of prayer, in this part two of the dialogue, I wanted to test my memory as to the information I had acquired. So, before my father resumed the talk, I asked him if I could say isha prayer by doing two rukus only. - No, didn’t I tell you it is a four-ruku prayer. * The reason why I asked is that I saw you once perform it as such. - On that occasion, were we on a journey?

* Yes. - It is true. The reason being that there is a concession for the believers, in that when they are on a journey, they are required to do only two rukus, i.e. qasr prayer of the four-raka’ prayers of dhuhr, asr, and isha prayers, provided that certain requirements are met. These are: 1. The distance covered by any trip, from the home of the mukallaf, must be at least forty four kilometres, be it one way or return. * What is the point of calculating the distance?

If, however, the distance of the outgoing journey and the return one was more than the stipulated minimum, you should say your prayer qasr. 3. The aim behind the travel must be legitimate, i.e. not aiming at committing a haraam act, such as stealing, or the travel was unauthorized, as in the case of a wife embarking on a trip without the permission of her husband. Travel for fun, such as going on a hunting expedition, does not yield qasr prayer. 4.

Travellers who do not intend to stop at their home town, those who do not intend to stay a minimum of ten days, and those who remain undecided as to the length of their stay for a period of thirty days qualify for qasr prayer. * And if a) The intention to stay in one’s home town ten days and over, b) intention to stay for ten days in the destination, and c) they remain undecided for thirty days? - The people in the first two examples should say their prayer in full (tamam).

For the undecided, they should say tamam prayer after the thirtieth day for the duration of their stay thereafter. 5.