The word · Worship
قَصْرُ الصَّلاة
Qasr
Shortening the four-rak'ah prayers to two while travelling, and combining two prayers in one time.
Also written · Qasar · Kasr · Qasr salah · shortening prayer · travel prayer · Jam · Jama · Jam' · combining prayers · Jama bayn as-salatayn · musafir prayer
The meaning
What Qasr means in Islam
The Qur'an mentions shortening prayer on a journey, and the Prophet did it consistently. Qasr applies to Dhuhr, Asr and Isha only; Fajr and Maghrib are never shortened. Jam' is a separate concession, joining Dhuhr with Asr or Maghrib with Isha. The schools set different thresholds for how far you must travel and how long you may stay before you pray in full again.
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- Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, IshaThe five obligatory prayers: dawn, past midday, afternoon, just after sunset, and night.الصَّلَواتُ الخَمْس
- SalahThe formal Muslim prayer, performed five times a day at set times, facing Makkah.الصَّلاة
- Qada (making up worship)Performing an obligatory act of worship after its proper time has passed, to make it up.قَضاء
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