FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1968: ADAKAH BOLEH IMAM DAN KHATIB ORANG YANG BERBEZA
Is it permissible for the imam and the Friday sermon preacher to be two different people?
Short answer
A Friday prayer led by someone other than the preacher is valid, but it is considered disliked (makruh) because it reduces the merit of the sermon and the prayer.
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 Friday prayer led by someone other than the preacher is valid, but it is considered disliked (makruh) because it reduces the merit of the sermon and the prayer. The sermon and prayer are regarded as one act of worship that is best performed by the same person. If the preacher asks someone to replace him as imam, the replacement must have fully heard all the pillars of the sermon.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum solat Jumaat yang diimamkan oleh selain khatib Jumaat adalah sah namun hukumnya adalah makruh, iaitu mengurangkan fadilah khutbah dan solat Jumaat.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1968: ADAKAH BOLEH IMAM DAN KHATIB ORANG YANG BERBEZA”, 8 December 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5799-al-kafi-1968-adakah-boleh-imam-dan-khatib-orang-yang-berbeza. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/different-imam-and-khatib-friday-prayer/