Fatwa No : 37030
Train-driver, worker, pilot and similarly those working on a ship, will shorten Salah during their travel

Train-driver, worker, pilot and similarly those working on a ship, will shorten Salah during their travel

1. If a married woman goes to her parents’ home and she intends to reside there for 10/15 or more days, will she shorten (قصر) her Salah (prayers) there or not?
2. If someone goes to his in-laws’ home, will he shorten his Salah?
3. How will a train-driver or someone working on a train perform Salah? Will they shorten it or not? What about a pilot or someone working on a ship?

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

If a woman goes to her parents’ home or a man goes to his in-laws’, with the intention to reside there for less than 15 days, and between their homes is the distance of 78km of more, then in that case they mush shorten their Salah. However, if they intend to reside for 15 days or more, then in that case they will perform their Salah fully. Whereas the train-driver, worker, pilot and similarly those working on a ship, will shorten their Salah during their travel.

مأخَذُ الفَتوی

کما فی الہدایۃ: ومن کان لہ وطن فانتقل عنہ واستوطن غیرہ ثم سافر فدخل وطنہ الأول قصر ’’لأنہ لم یبق وطنا لہ ألا تری أنہ علیہ الصلاۃ والسلام بعد الہجرۃ عد نفسہ بمکۃ من المسافرین وہذا لأن الأصل أن الوطن الأصلی یبطل بمثلہ دون السفر ووطن الإقامۃ یبطل بمثلہ وبالسفر وبالأصلی ۔ الخ (ج۱، ص۱۶۷)۔
وفی الکبیری: ثم المعتبر فی السفر والاقامۃ نیۃ الاصل دون التبع کالخلیفۃ والامیر مع الجند والزوج مع زوجتہ۔ اھـ (ص۴۹۸) واللہ سبحانہ وتعالیٰ اعلم!