TRAVELLING WITHOUT A MAHRAM

A woman is not allowed to undertake a journey of 48 miles all alone. She must be accompanied by a Mahram. Otherwise, she will be guilty according to the Shari’ah. It is to be noted that the distance of 48 miles is according to the Shari’ah. A mile according to the Shari’ah is 2000 yards instead of 1760 yards.

Question:

I live in Port Louis, I left home with the intention to go to Reunion and I was in Plane Magnien at the time of Zohr. The Salaah of Zohr in Jamaat had already been completed. How many Rak'aat of Zohr should I have performed? I stayed there until ‘Assr. Before the time of ‘Assr, I changed my intention of going to Reunion and returned home. Was I still a Musaafir then?

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