FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-224: MAKAN ATAU SOLAT DULU
Is there a hadith saying one should eat first before praying when food is already served?
Short answer
There are authentic hadiths in al-Bukhari and Muslim instructing a person to begin with the meal when food is ready and the prayer is about to be held.
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-Hadith
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
There are authentic hadiths in al-Bukhari and Muslim instructing a person to begin with the meal when food is ready and the prayer is about to be held. Praying while food is served is disliked, and eating first is recommended if the prayer time is still long, so that the heart is at ease and the prayer more focused. If the prayer time is nearly over, the prayer must be performed first. The wording mentioning dinner and the isha prayer is judged by al-Iraqi and al-Suyuthi to have no basis, so it must not be attributed to the Prophet.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kami berpendapat bahawa hukum orang yang solat dalam keadaan makanan telah tersedia hukumnya adalah makruh jika didirakn solat dalam keadaan waktu solat itu masih lama berbaki dan dalam keadaan ini maka sunat untuk dia makan terlebih
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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 AL-HADITH SIRI KE-224: MAKAN ATAU SOLAT DULU”, 10 January 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/2221-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-224-makan-atau-solat-dulu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/eat-first-or-pray-first-hadith/