FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #402 : BERDEHEM MEMBATALKAN SOLAT?
Does clearing the throat during prayer invalidate the prayer?
Short answer
In the Shafi'i school, the ruling on clearing the throat during prayer depends on the case.
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
In the Shafi'i school, the ruling on clearing the throat during prayer depends on the case. The prayer is invalidated if it produces clearly audible two letters, whether meaningful or not, or a single letter that carries a meaning. If two letters are not clearly pronounced, the prayer remains valid. The same ruling is applied by analogy to laughing, crying, groaning and blowing with the mouth or nose.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika dengan berdehem itu nyata sebutan dua huruf, sama ada memiliki makna atau tidak, atau satu huruf tetapi memiliki makna seperti "قِ" yang bermaksud peliharalah, maka batallah solatnya.
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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 #402 : BERDEHEM MEMBATALKAN SOLAT?”, 12 October 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1285-al-kafi-402-berdehem-membatalkan-solat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/clearing-throat-invalidate-prayer/