FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1901: BOLEHKAH TUKAR NIAT SOLAT FARDU KEPADA SOLAT SUNAT?
Can the intention of an obligatory prayer be changed to a voluntary prayer, and is the prayer still valid?
Short answer
By default, deliberately changing the intention of a prayer invalidates it.
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
By default, deliberately changing the intention of a prayer invalidates it. However, if an obligatory prayer is changed to an unrestricted (mutlak) voluntary prayer, it remains valid, for example when someone praying alone changes it in order to join a congregation that has just started. If it is changed to a specific (mu‘ayyan) voluntary prayer that requires a defined intention, such as the dhuha prayer, the prayer becomes invalid.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sah solat seseorang itu jika dia menukar solat fardu yang sedang dilakukannya kepada solat sunat mutlak.
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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. “AL-KAFI #1901: BOLEHKAH TUKAR NIAT SOLAT FARDU KEPADA SOLAT SUNAT?”, 17 November 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5440-al-kafi-1901-bolehkah-tukar-niat-solat-fardu-kepada-solat-sunat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/change-intention-obligatory-to-voluntary-prayer/