FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-167 : HUKUM MEMBAHAGIKAN SATU AYAT AL-QURAN YANG PANJANG KEPADA BEBERAPA BAHAGIAN DI DALAM RAKAAT SOLAT TERAWIH
Is it permissible for an imam to divide one long Quranic verse across several rakaat of tarawih prayer, and is the sunnah reward still obtained if the verse is not recited in full?
Short answer
It is permissible to divide a long verse, such as the debt verse in Surah al-Baqarah, across several rakaat as long as the portion recited gives an understandable meaning.
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 Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
It is permissible to divide a long verse, such as the debt verse in Surah al-Baqarah, across several rakaat as long as the portion recited gives an understandable meaning. The sunnah reward for reciting after al-Fatihah is still obtained even when only part of a verse is read. However, this goes against the more preferable practice (khilaf aula), which is to complete the verse in a single rakaat without cutting it, since its meanings are interconnected and this approach is more cautious.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami berpendapat tidak mengapa membahagikan satu ayat yang panjang kepada beberapa bahagian untuk dibaca di dalam rakaat solat dengan syarat ia memberi makna yang difahami.
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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 KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-167 : HUKUM MEMBAHAGIKAN SATU AYAT AL-QURAN YANG PANJANG KEPADA BEBERAPA BAHAGIAN DI DALAM RAKAAT SOLAT TERAWIH”, 28 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/4481-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-167-hukum-membahagikan-satu-ayat-al-quran-yang-panjang-kepada-beberapa-bahagian-di-dalam-rakaat-solat-terawih. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/dividing-long-quran-verse-across-tarawih-rakaat/