LessonsThe Traveller’s Prayer: Journey Distance, Qasr, Residence and Make-upQuiz

Standing is ordinarily a required integral. Abu Hanifah treats the ship’s movement as sufficient basis for an allowance to sit. His disciples hold that a person able to stand without a valid difficulty must stand.

This differs from ordinary illness: the point at issue is whether travel by ship itself counts as a legal excuse.

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Standing when capable on a ship

The Traveller’s Prayer: Journey Distance, Qasr, Residence and Make-up

Standing is ordinarily a required integral. Abu Hanifah treats the ship’s movement as sufficient basis for an allowance to sit. His disciples hold that a person able to stand without a valid difficulty must stand.

This differs from ordinary illness: the point at issue is whether travel by ship itself counts as a legal excuse.