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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-466 : FORMAT AZAN DI MASJID SEWAKTU WABAK COVID-19
What is the format of the call to prayer in mosques during the Covid-19 outbreak, and may the call to pray at home be said in Malay?
Short answer
Shafi'i scholars hold that when congregational prayer in the mosque is hindered, it is recommended for the muezzin to add a call to pray at home, and this is applied by analogy to the Covid-19 situation.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Shafi'i scholars hold that when congregational prayer in the mosque is hindered, it is recommended for the muezzin to add a call to pray at home, and this is applied by analogy to the Covid-19 situation. The phrases hayya ala al-solah and al-falah are not replaced, since Ibn Abbas's statement is understood as forbidding them to be said alone without the call to pray at home. The call is better made after the adhan, and this ruling leans towards allowing it in Malay because it is done after the adhan. If it is made during the adhan, it is considered makruh because it goes against the Sunnah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Para ulama Syafieyyah berkata bahawa semasa berlakunya halangan untuk menunaikan solat berjemaah di masjid, disunatkan muazzin untuk melaungkan azan dengan tambahan lafaz:
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-466 : FORMAT AZAN DI MASJID SEWAKTU WABAK COVID-19”, 20 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4356-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-466-format-azan-di-masjid-sewaktu-wabak-covid-19. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/adhan-format-during-covid-19-outbreak/