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AL-KAFI #1626 : BENARKAH MALAIKAT TIDAK MASUK KE DALAM RUMAH ORANG YANG DALAM KEADAAN BERJUNUB ?
Is it true that angels do not enter the house of a person who is in a state of janabah?
Short answer
There is a hadith stating that angels do not enter a house where a junub person is present, but the angels meant are the angels of mercy, not the recording angels or the angel of death.
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
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
There is a hadith stating that angels do not enter a house where a junub person is present, but the angels meant are the angels of mercy, not the recording angels or the angel of death. The term junub here is not understood absolutely; it refers to someone who treats the obligatory bath lightly, abandoning it until he misses prayers. A person who delays the bath but intends to perform it when prayer time arrives is not included in the warning, in line with the hadith that the Prophet once slept in a state of janabah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Adapun mereka yang menangguhkan perlaksanaan mandi junub namun ada niat untuk mengerjakannya sebaik sahaja tiba waktu solat, maka mereka tidak termasuk dalam makna ancaman yang terdapat dalam hadis tersebut.
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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 #1626 : BENARKAH MALAIKAT TIDAK MASUK KE DALAM RUMAH ORANG YANG DALAM KEADAAN BERJUNUB ?”, 21 February 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4220-al-kafi-1626-benarkah-malaikat-tidak-masuk-ke-dalam-rumah-orang-yang-dalam-keadaan-berjunub. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/do-angels-avoid-house-of-junub-person/