FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1677 : PERLUKAH AZAN DAN IQAMAH SEKIRANYA SOLAT DILAKUKAN DI RUMAH ?
Are the call to prayer (azan) and iqamah required when performing obligatory prayers at home?
Short answer
Azan and iqamah are confirmed sunnah (sunat muakkad) for all five obligatory prayers according to the majority view, including the Shafi'i school.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Azan and iqamah are confirmed sunnah (sunat muakkad) for all five obligatory prayers according to the majority view, including the Shafi'i school. A person praying at home, whether in congregation or alone, is therefore encouraged to perform both. Praying without them is valid but disliked (makruh) for leaving a sunnah, and voluntary prayers do not have azan or iqamah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, seseorang yang menunaikan solat di rumah sama ada secara berjemaah atau sendirian, disunatkan juga untuk melaungkan azan dan juga iqamah.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1677 : PERLUKAH AZAN DAN IQAMAH SEKIRANYA SOLAT DILAKUKAN DI RUMAH ?”, 24 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4370-al-kafi-1677-perlukah-azan-dan-iqamah-sekiranya-solat-dilakukan-di-rumah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/azan-and-iqamah-when-praying-at-home/