________________________________________________________________________ | w w w |\ | || || | || |\ | o_,_7 _|| . _o_7 _|| 4_|_|| o_w_, |\ | ( : / (_) / ( . |\ | |\ | || || | || |T | | || | |\ | . _, _8 |_D_|| . _,_,_,_D_|| 4_|| q ]_o_7_o _|_c 4_|_|| _|,_p q |\ | (_): / (_): . : / (_S (_S / |\ | |\ | In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful |\ | Greeting of Allah be upon Muhammad and the pure members of his House |\ |_______________________________________________________________________|\ Assalamu 'alaykum The following question was answered by Mulla Asgher. Salaams & Duas Ummulbanin Merali - Moderator - 'Aalim Network ******************************************************************************* QUESTION: I would also like to know their rulings on qasr prayers and his opinion on bilad-e-kabeer. ANSWER: Ayatullah Khamenei agrees with the fatwa of Imam Khumaini, according to whom, Qasr Namaz begins after crossing a return distance of 28 miles from the locality one lives in. This means that if one travels upto say 14 miles or more from his locality in a big city, then he/she will pray Qasr. Ayatullah Seestani says that the rule for a big city or a small one is the same, ie when one leaves the city bounds, beyond 14 miles one way, qasr has to be prayed. Asgharali M M Jaffer