Is the distance that permits the concessions of travel determined by custom, or is there another determination?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding travel, is the distance for travel determined by custom, or is there [another determination]?
The Shaykh : By custom, yes. There is no legal determination other than the general custom in each of the lands of Islam, as the Lord of Mankind said:[Al-Baqarah 2:184] So what is the illness? It is not that she needs to be examined by a doctor if she wants to break her fast in Ramadan, so that the doctor tells her, "You are ill." Rather, the person himself judges whether he is ill or not. Likewise, the traveler: the non-traveler does not know what is in the heart of this traveler. Did he intend to travel or not? Is he aware of the rulings of travel, or is he ignorant? These matters cannot be known. Therefore, the matter is as He, the Exalted, said: [Al-Qiyamah 75:14]
The student : May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : By custom, yes. There is no legal determination other than the general custom in each of the lands of Islam, as the Lord of Mankind said:
So whoever among you is ill or on a journey
فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍRather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
بَلِ الْإِنْسَانُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌThe student : May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
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