Is traveling to Aqaba considered a journey for someone who works as a driver?
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The questioner : It seems that traveling to Aqaba is considered a journey for some people, such as those who travel daily, like drivers or others, and is not considered a journey for others.
The Shaykh : The driver.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And is his preparation that of a traveler, or is he just going and coming?
The questioner : It appears he is just going and coming.
The Shaykh : No, it may not be like that sometimes, or at least for some of them, so it is necessary to distinguish.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, regarding staying, you say if a person is unsettled and does not know when his travel schedule is in the place he arrived in.
The Shaykh : Or that he is busy.
The questioner : Or that he is busy, yes, busy.
Another questioner : Does he have the ruling of a traveler, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : He has the ruling of a traveler.
The questioner : I mean, for example, those who go by plane every... two weeks, it is known there is no plane for him except from Wednesday to Wednesday.
Another questioner : He is actually busy, I mean.
Another questioner : Now, Shaykh, for example, one person needs something from Aqaba.
The Shaykh : The important point is to note the meaning of[Al-Baqarah 2:184], .
The questioner : Traveling or on a journey, this means his situation is unsettled, either on the day of travel, or in his presence in the city.
The Shaykh : The driver.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And is his preparation that of a traveler, or is he just going and coming?
The questioner : It appears he is just going and coming.
The Shaykh : No, it may not be like that sometimes, or at least for some of them, so it is necessary to distinguish.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, regarding staying, you say if a person is unsettled and does not know when his travel schedule is in the place he arrived in.
The Shaykh : Or that he is busy.
The questioner : Or that he is busy, yes, busy.
Another questioner : Does he have the ruling of a traveler, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : He has the ruling of a traveler.
The questioner : I mean, for example, those who go by plane every... two weeks, it is known there is no plane for him except from Wednesday to Wednesday.
Another questioner : He is actually busy, I mean.
Another questioner : Now, Shaykh, for example, one person needs something from Aqaba.
The Shaykh : The important point is to note the meaning of
So whoever among you is ill or on a journey
فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍon a journey
عَلَى سَفَرٍThe questioner : Traveling or on a journey, this means his situation is unsettled, either on the day of travel, or in his presence in the city.
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