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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-332: HUKUM MENGHENTIKAN SOLAT UNTUK MENJAWAB PANGGILAN PENTING
Is it permissible to break off a prayer in order to answer an important phone call?
Short answer
If the prayer is an obligatory one, breaking it without a valid shariah excuse is forbidden, based on the prohibition against nullifying one's deeds.
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
If the prayer is an obligatory one, breaking it without a valid shariah excuse is forbidden, based on the prohibition against nullifying one's deeds. It is permitted only where there is a shariah-recognised reason and an urgent or emergency situation, such as saving oneself or others from harm. A voluntary prayer is treated more lightly, and scholars allow it to be broken when there is a need.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika sekiranya solat tersebut merupakan solat fardhu, maka haram hukumnya bagi seseorang tersebut dengan tanpa uzur syar'ie yang membolehkannya membatalkan solatnya tersebut berdasarkan ayat yang disebutkan di atas.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-332: HUKUM MENGHENTIKAN SOLAT UNTUK MENJAWAB PANGGILAN PENTING”, 14 November 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/3796-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-332-hukum-menghentikan-solat-untuk-menjawab-panggilan-penting. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/breaking-prayer-to-answer-important-call/