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AL-KAFI # 1750 : HUKUM JAMAK DAN QASAR KERANA MUSAFIR MENONTON BOLA
Can someone travelling to watch a football match at a stadium combine and shorten their prayers?
Short answer
A person who travels to watch a football match, whether at a stadium or elsewhere, is permitted to take the traveller's concession of combining and shortening prayers.
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
A person who travels to watch a football match, whether at a stadium or elsewhere, is permitted to take the traveller's concession of combining and shortening prayers. This is on condition that the journey is not accompanied by a sinful purpose. The fatwa regards watching football as permissible so long as it is not tainted by sin, such as neglecting prayer or deliberately looking at what should be covered. If the journey is tainted by sinful purposes, the concession lapses and the prayers must be performed in the normal way without combining or shortening.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Seseorang yang bermusafir kerana ingin menonton perlawanan bola sepak, sama ada di stadium atau selainnya, adalah diharuskan untuk mengambil rukhsah solat musafir, iaitu menjamakkan dan menqasarkan solat, selagi mana tidak disertai dengan tujuan maksiat
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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 # 1750 : HUKUM JAMAK DAN QASAR KERANA MUSAFIR MENONTON BOLA”, 15 September 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4603-al-kafi-1750-hukum-jamak-dan-qasar-kerana-musafir-menonton-bola. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/combining-shortening-prayers-travel-watch-football/