Answered by: Maulana Imran Mughal
I am traveling 44 miles however due to a wrong turn I ended up reaching my destination after 49 miles. Am I a Musafir?
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Answer:
If the intention was made when initially leaving that you are going to travel and therefore the rulings of travel will apply to you, then you will be considered a Musafir.
However, if your intention was not to travel but rather to do something else and you happened to exceed the limit of travel then you will not be considered a Musafir.[1]
Only Allah SWT alone knows best
Written by Maulana Imran Mughal
Check and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1]Imam Kasani, Bada’I al-Sana’I (DKI: Beirut, 2010), 1:476.