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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE 455 : HUKUM SOLAT JAMAK BAGI PETUGAS COVID-19
Are COVID-19 frontliners allowed to combine prayers because of their duties?
Short answer
The five daily prayers must originally be performed within their times, and a prayer performed before its time is invalid.
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
The five daily prayers must originally be performed within their times, and a prayer performed before its time is invalid. In the Shafi'i school, the established view permits combining prayers for three reasons: travel, rain and the Day of Arafah. However, some Shafi'i scholars and other jurists allow combining for need and necessity, based on the hadith of Ibn Abbas that the Prophet combined prayers without fear or rain so as not to burden his community. This view provides leeway for those with a valid excuse and pressing duties.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Inilah pandangan yang muktamad di dalam mazhab Al-Syafi'i berkenaan sebab-sebab yang membolehkan untuk menjamakkan solat.
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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 455 : HUKUM SOLAT JAMAK BAGI PETUGAS COVID-19”, 17 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4325-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-455-hukum-solat-jamak-bagi-petugas-covid-19. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/combining-prayers-for-covid-19-frontliners/