An Evaluation of Travel and Seferî Prayer in the Context of Verse 101 of Surah al-Nisâ

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dc.contributor.authorKaragöz, İsmail
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-11T20:42:22Z
dc.date.available2025-10-11T20:42:22Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentDüzce Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAlmighty Allah sent prophets and sent down books to guide people in their duties of servitude, which is the purpose of their creation. The last prophet is Muhammad (pbuh) and the last book is the Holy Quran. The Prophet has two main duties regarding the Quran. One is to convey the Quran, the other is to explain it. This is because some verses of the Quran are detailed, while others are concise. One of the summary verses is verse 101 of Surah Al-Nisa. The verse states that there is no sin in shortening prayers when believers go on a journey and fear the fitnah (trial) of the enemy. However, the verse does not specify how the shortening should be done whether it should be done in the number of rakats or in the manner of performing the prayer, whether it should be done when there is no fear of the enemy, or whether it should be done during journeys made for worship, trade, or travel. The Prophet (pbuh) provided clarification on these matters, explaining the number of rakats for the five daily prayers, their first and last times and the manner of their performance. He also specified how shortening should be done in which prayers during travel, the distance that must be traveled and the duration of stay required to qualify as travel. However, jurists and exegetes have differed on the criteria to be considered for travel, the travel distance, the duration of stay at the destination, the circumstances of travel, fear, and war, as well as the number of rakats to be performed for four-rakat obligatory prayers and whether shortening is mandatory or optional, due to the brevity of the verse and the differing information contained in the hadiths related to the subject. The majority, taking the hadiths into consideration, have stipulated that in order to be considered a traveler, one must travel a certain distance and stay there for a certain period of time. For the distance of travel, the Hanafi jurists have taken “time” as the basis, while the majority have taken “distance” as the basis. According to the Hanafi school, for a person to be considered a traveler, they must walk a distance of “three days” on foot in moderate climates during the shortest days of the year and intend to stay there for less than 15 days. The majority, who base their opinion on the “distance” criterion, mention the distances between Mecca and Jeddah, Mecca and Taif, and Mecca and Usfan as travel distances. The distance between Mecca and Jeddah is 79 km, between Mecca and Taif is 88 km, and between Mecca and Usfan is 90 km. Considering the growth of the cities of Mecca, Jeddah, and Taif today, it is understood that the maximum travel distance is 90 km. Calculations based on the terms “berîd,” “fersah,” and “mil” mentioned in the hadiths for travel distance have determined the travel distance to be 88,704 km. Later Hanafi scholars also accepted that a person could walk 30 km in a day and 90 km in three days, and adopted 90 km as the travel distance. According to the Hanafis, a person who stays in a place within the travel distance for less than 15 days is considered a guest, while the majority opinion holds that a person who stays for three days, excluding the days of arrival and departure, is considered a guest.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.33420/marife.1621059
dc.identifier.endpage22en_US
dc.identifier.issn2630-5550
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.33420/marife.1621059
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/20955
dc.identifier.volume25en_US
dc.institutionauthorKaragöz, İsmail
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherYediveren Kitapen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMarife Turkish Journal of Religious Studiesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzKA_DergiPark_20250911
dc.subjectTafsiren_US
dc.subjectTefsiren_US
dc.titleAn Evaluation of Travel and Seferî Prayer in the Context of Verse 101 of Surah al-Nisâen_US
dc.title.alternativeNisâ Sûresi'nin 101. Âyeti Bağlamında Yolculuk ve Seferî Namazı ile İlgili Bir Değerlendirmeen_US
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