Qasr Prayer

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Re: Qasr Prayer

Salam Alaikum

Sunnah Muakkadah has sin attached to its non observance . Fard is a Must Pray for Muslims (not just Sunnis) Wajib is like Fard but not Fard (your objection regarding classifications is applicable to Wajib as well as Sunnah Muakkadah)

There is a clear pattern here. Fard Must be prayed and Wajib Must be Prayed and Sunnah Muakkadah Must be prayed. Wajib is not Fard but it has Qaza, Sunnah Muakkadah does not have Qaza

All the classifications of these Salahs have been correctly made.

Outright denial of a Fard is Kufr. These are basic things like on Salah to deny Salah is Kufr. This would be applicable to someone who knows what he is doing, is not a new Muslim. Staying on the basic subject of Salah, the person who does not deny it and does not pray it is not designated a Kafir.
What the Moulana mentioned regarding Kufr would apply to anyone who qualifies for its application. There is a rule which is to not prohibit an accepted contrary position but that shouldn’t need mentioning here. What is mentioned is where there is no scope for difference, I think I am right in applying the term things known by necessity zurrurriyat atdeen, but this is another issue all together

We SubhanAllah [substituted for Must] pray the Sunnah Prayers. The ruling for it allows for the word Must to be used as is used with Fard and Wajib, but does not allow for its reclassification as Fard or Wajib. The word Must means ‘Pray it’. The fact we have added ‘censure’ and ‘sin’ to Sunnah Muakkadah proves its another Must Pray Salah.

http://www.alahazrat.net/islam/the-book-of-prayer-chapter-3.php

Under the heading of ‘The Rakaats in Prayer’ regarding Sunnah Muakkadah it says ‘’…leaving it without proper excuse makes one liable for censure..‘’ before talking about abandonment which is sinful, entails disqualification from giving witness and deserving of fire.

The ruling on it in Travel is the same, where as you think travel changes the conditions. Some situations can but not all. Travel alone has been not been ruled to be this condition

You are mistaken in saying the Sunnahs do not have to be prayed during travel. This specific time for its omission has not been stipulated. A correction on my part One of the links (seekersguidance) I provided earlier is deobandi opinion. So as it stands there is no disagreement on this (I’ll accept this as a deo opinion on this issue, rather then the book you cited which is to be rejected - but you are welcome to challenge this rejection)

Rather the sources have said that Sunnah Prayers are not to be missed during travel

Even those who have specified conditions where they can be omitted have done so under conditions, and not just for being in travel

So you can be blamed for forwarding the objectionable opinion of akram nadwi over Hanafi Jurisprudence as Hanafi Jurisprudence.

The obvious difference on the topic at hand is on whether Sunnah prayers are due on the traveler. From the evidence seen so far it appears that the position you are mentioning is not Hanafi, You have a difference of opinion with the Hanafi madhab on this including deos. This is probably due to its non implementation practically by individuals

Personally I have nothing to say about what is going on practically except to say the official position is to Pray Sunnah whilst in Travel. I am not aware of any contrary Hanafi (or other Madhabs) opinion which disagrees. Besides Fatwa shopping is discouraged

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I have found a copyright free version of the book known as Kitab As-Salaat, The Book of Prayer, Book of Salah of Sayyid Shah Turabul Haq Qadri, it states:

http://www.islamicacademy.co.uk/uploads/2/4/3/1/24310305/book_of_salah_sayyid_shah_turabul_haq_qadri.pdf

The Rakaats in Prayer

(A single round of bodily actions within a Prayer, is called a “Rakaat”. )

Dawn (Fajr) Prayer: Total of 4 “Rakaats” - in the following order: 2 Emphasised
Sunnah (Muakkadah), 2 Obligatory (Farz).

Afternoon (Zohr) Prayer: Total of 12 “Rakaats” - in the following order: 4 Emphasised
Sunnah (Muakkadah), 4 Obligatory (Farz), 2 Emphasised Sunnah (Muakkadah), 2
Voluntary (Nafil).

Evening (Asr) Prayer: Total of 8 “Rakaats” - in the following order: 4 Non-Emphasised
Sunnah (Ghair Muakkadah), 4 Obligatory (Farz).

Sunset (Maghrib) Prayer: Total of 7 “Rakaats” - in the following order: 3 Obligatory
(Farz), 2 Emphasised Sunnah (Muakkadah), 2 Voluntary (Nafil).

Night (Isha) Prayer: Total of 17 “Rakaats” - in the following order: 4 Non-Emphasised
Sunnah (Ghair Muakkadah), 4 Obligatory (Farz), 2 Emphasised Sunnah (Muakkadah), 2
Voluntary (Nafil), 3 Essential (Wajib Witr), 2 Voluntary (Nafil).

**Some Sunnah Prayers are Emphasised (Muakkadah) - for which Shariah has stressed **
**upon. Leaving it without proper excuse makes one liable for censure, and abandoning it **
**makes one a sinner, disqualified from giving witness and deserving of fire. (These should **
not be purposely abandoned even during travel.) Some Imaams have said that one who
abandons these will be deemed astray, and a sinner although his sin less than that of
leaving an Essential (Wajib). Leaving the Sunnah habitually is close to forbidden
(Haraam) and it is feared that (We seek Allah’s refuge) such a person may remain
deprived of the Holy Prophet’s ([SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam]) intercession. The Holy Prophet ([SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam]) has
proclaimed: “Whoever abandons the Sunnah will not obtain my intercession.”

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In the section of Qasr:

Prayers on a journey

Islam has created ease for the travellers that during the journey they must reduce their
Prayers. This reduction is called “Qasr”. That is, the Obligatory (Farz) Prayer consisting
of 4 Cycles (Rakaats) should be reduced to two Cycles (Rakaats) only.

The Holy Prophet ([SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam]) has said: “This is a favour (Sadaqah) which Allah has bestowed
upon you, therefore you must accept His favour.”

It is Essential (Wajib) upon the traveller to reduce the Obligatory Prayers. One who
offers 4 Cycles on purpose will be sinning and must repent.

There is no reduction in Sunnah Prayers during travel, and they must be offered in full.
It is reported that the Holy Prophet ([SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam]) used to offer the non-obligatory Prayers whilst
sitting on his mount (Saheeh Bukhari & Saheeh Muslim).

In Islamic law, the traveller is one who has proceeded at least 57.375 miles (92.33
kilometers) out of his dwelling place, with the intention of travel. Till the time he does
not return to his dwelling place, he must keep offering reduced obligatory Prayers.
However, if he intends to stop at any place for 15 days or more during the journey, he
will offer full Prayers at such place – even if due to some reason he later on stays there
for less than 15 days. Likewise if the intention is to stay at a certain place for less than
15 days but stays on for 15 days or more, the traveller will offer reduced (Qasr) Prayers
at such place.
If a traveller offers Prayers behind a Resident (Muqeem) “Imaam”, the traveller will offer
full Prayers. However if residents offer their Prayers behind an “Imaam” who is a
traveller, the “Imaam” must first inform the followers that he will offer only 2 Cycles
(Rakaats). After 2 Cycles, the “Imaam” will say the Salaam, after which the followers
must get up and complete the remaining two Cycles. However, in the 3rd and 4th Cycles,
the followers need not recite Surah alFatehah or any other Surah, and remain silent
during the Qiyaam.
Obligatory and Essential Prayers cannot be offered on a moving vehicle. However, if one
fears that the time will lapse, it is better to offer them on time and then later re-offer
them. Reduced Prayers that are missed out/lapsed or improperly offered during journeys
should at the time of re-offering be offered with reduction (Qasr).

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MashaAllah brother vroom

Insha'Allah I will pray Qasr with Sunnahs as much as I can from now on ... May Allah (SWT) increase you in wisdom.