Q: From where should a Musaafir start calculating his Qasr distance? From his residence or from the end of habitation?
A: He should start calculating the safr distance from the border of the area. The border of the area refers to the place where the residential area ends.
( من خرج من عمارة موضع إقامته قاصدا مسيرة ثلاثة أيام ولياليه بالسير الوسط مع الاستراحات المعتادة صلى الفرض الرباعي ركعتين) (رد المحتار على در المختار 123-2/121)
Answered by:
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & Approved:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)