FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL-KAFI #1408 : ADAKAH JIKA LAMBAT MENUNAIKAN SOLAT SUNAT TAUBAT, TAUBAT KITA TIDAK AKAN DITERIMA
Is repentance not accepted if one delays performing the voluntary repentance prayer?
Short answer
The claim that repentance is rejected because the repentance prayer was delayed is considered inaccurate.
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
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The claim that repentance is rejected because the repentance prayer was delayed is considered inaccurate. The door of repentance remains open as long as a person is alive and death has not arrived, and repentance is accepted when its conditions are met. In brief, these conditions are leaving the sin willingly, repenting of the sin committed, and choosing to abandon it out of reverence for Allah. Servants are still commanded to hasten to repent and do good deeds.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Agak tidak tepat jika seseorang mengatakan bahawa jika lambat melakukan solat maka taubatnya tidak diterima. Ini kerana pintu taubat sentiasa terbuka sebelum tibanya kematian.
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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 #1408 : ADAKAH JIKA LAMBAT MENUNAIKAN SOLAT SUNAT TAUBAT, TAUBAT KITA TIDAK AKAN DITERIMA”, 22 October 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3756-al-kafi-1408-adakah-jika-lambat-menunaikan-solat-sunat-taubat-taubat-kita-tidak-akan-diterima. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/delayed-repentance-prayer-repentance-accepted/