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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

36 Questions

Could you please confirm if it is permissible for a woman in Iddat to travel from one of her homes to another?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes it is permissible for her to travel but with keeping all the Islamic rules of Iddah.

Wassalam.
My workplace is more than a 100 miles away. My husband drives me there for 3-4 days a week. Whilst we are there, we stay at a hotel in the town of my workplace. Can we fast?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If your work requires you to travel away at least three days a week, you must fast during the month of Ramadan and pray full there.

'Wassalam.
I am living in my van so does that mean I am exempt from fasting during Ramadan?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

You are not exempt from fasting. Even if your van is always moving to different locations, you need to fast as a frequent traveler.

Wassalam.
Why it is prohibited for men to travel in covered vehicles for Umrah after Meeqat?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

According to our jurists, there are about twenty five prohibited acts during Ihram, and one of them is tadhleel, or being under a shade for a male during the day while travelling. This means a male cannot be directly under any shelter during the day time when travelling from the Miqat to Meccah al-Mukarramah, but then inside Meccah, he can. 

In looking into the wisdom behind this, I have not come accross a reliable reference that explains this, but it seems that one possibility could be that it is a sign of humility. Instead of the person travelling with extravagence and comfort, he commences his spiritual journey of humbling himself by being under the sky. 

And Allah knows best.