FatwaPenangPrayer (Salah)
HUKUM SOLAT BAGI PETUGAS KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN MALAYSIA YANG TERLIBAT DALAM MERAWAT PESAKIT COVID-19
May healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients combine their prayers while on duty?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that staff directly involved in handling COVID-19 at hospitals may combine their prayers, following some Shafi'i jurists and the Hanbali school on excuse or important duty.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that staff directly involved in handling COVID-19 at hospitals may combine their prayers, following some Shafi'i jurists and the Hanbali school on excuse or important duty. Prayers should still be performed within their times where there is no obstacle, and a apparent combination (jamak suri) is preferred if possible. Otherwise, early or delayed combination without shortening is allowed. If an emergency prevents ablution and tayammum, the prayer is performed without them to honour the time and must be repeated later.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum menjamakkan solat untuk mereka yang terlibat sebagai frontliner atau petugas bagi menangani wabak CoVid-19 khususnya di tempat awam seperti di hospital dan lain-lain adalah harus .
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “HUKUM SOLAT BAGI PETUGAS KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN MALAYSIA YANG TERLIBAT DALAM MERAWAT PESAKIT COVID-19”, 22 April 2020. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1384. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/combining-prayers-covid-19-healthcare-workers/