QUESTION:
I will be travelling to makkah soon and will not be a musafir once I reach there.
Do I pray qasr for the journey from here before I reach makkah?
ANSWER:
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
During your journey from UK to Makkah, you will be considered a Musāfir (Sharʿī traveller).
When a Musāfir prays Zuhr Ṣalāh, ʿAṣr Ṣalāh or ʿĪshā Ṣalāh whether individually or behind a Musāfir Imām, he will have to do Qaşr; pray two Rak’āt Fardh.
When a Musāfir prays Ṣalāh in congregation behind a non-Musāfir Imām, he will complete the Ṣalāh by praying four Rak’āt Fardh.
The Sunan and Nawāfil Rak’āt will remain the same as per usual.
And Allah, the Almighty, knows best,
Mufti Sufyan