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AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_Ethics_of_Travel, page : 9
Concerning what the Traveler Should Learn what is Permissible During
Travel, the Direction of the Qiblah and the Time of Prayer
Know that the traveler needs at the outset his journey to provide for his worldly
life and for his end.
As to the provision for this worldly life: it is food and drink and what he will need
for his expenses. But if he leaves without provision, there is no blame on him in
this, if his travel was in the company of others, or if his journey is through
villages, which are at a near distance to each other. But if he travels through the
desert alone or with others who have no food or drink, if he was one of those who
can tolerate hunger a week or tens days, if he can manage to live by eating grass
he may do that. But if he cannot bear hunger nor tolerate eating grass, his
departure without food is a sin as he would be throwing himself into destruction.
As to the provision of the Hereafter, it is the knowledge, which he needs in his
purity, fasting, prayer, and worship, so he must equip himself with it. This would
alleviate the burden of travel as he needs to know about shortening the prayer,
Travel, the Direction of the Qiblah and the Time of Prayer
Know that the traveler needs at the outset his journey to provide for his worldly
life and for his end.
As to the provision for this worldly life: it is food and drink and what he will need
for his expenses. But if he leaves without provision, there is no blame on him in
this, if his travel was in the company of others, or if his journey is through
villages, which are at a near distance to each other. But if he travels through the
desert alone or with others who have no food or drink, if he was one of those who
can tolerate hunger a week or tens days, if he can manage to live by eating grass
he may do that. But if he cannot bear hunger nor tolerate eating grass, his
departure without food is a sin as he would be throwing himself into destruction.
As to the provision of the Hereafter, it is the knowledge, which he needs in his
purity, fasting, prayer, and worship, so he must equip himself with it. This would
alleviate the burden of travel as he needs to know about shortening the prayer,