FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1728 : MENGAKHIRI SOLAT DENGAN LAFAZ “SALAMUN ALAIKUM”
Is it valid to end the prayer with the phrase Salamun alaikum instead of Assalamualaikum, and what is the evidence?
Short answer
According to the definitive position of the Shafi'i school, the closing salutation of the prayer must use the definite form Assalamu'alaikum.
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
According to the definitive position of the Shafi'i school, the closing salutation of the prayer must use the definite form Assalamu'alaikum. Salamun alaikum is not permitted and invalidates the prayer if said deliberately, as there is no report that the Prophet ﷺ used it. The weaker Shafi'i view and the Maliki and Hanbali schools hold that Assalamualaikum is preferable while Salamun alaikum remains valid. The Mufti Office favours the definitive Shafi'i position and encourages imams to use the wording proven authentic from the Prophet ﷺ.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mengikut pendapat muktamad mazhab al-Syafie, ucapan salam ketika mengakhiri solat mesti dengan lafaz ta`rif, iaitu dengan lafaz Assalamu`alaikum, bukan Salamun `alaikum.
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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 #1728 : MENGAKHIRI SOLAT DENGAN LAFAZ “SALAMUN ALAIKUM””, 15 May 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4513-al-kafi-1728-mengakhiri-solat-dengan-lafaz-salamun-alaikum. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ending-prayer-with-salamun-alaikum/