FatwaJohorPrayer (Salah)
PERTANYAAN BERHUBUNG IBADAT SOLAT BAGI BAGI PETUGAS HOSPITAL BARISAN HADAPAN YANG MENANGANI KES COVID-19
How should frontline hospital staff handling COVID-19 cases perform their prayers when it is difficult to do so?
Short answer
The Johor Fatwa Committee ruled that the prayer obligation follows the level of emergency faced.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Johor Fatwa Committee ruled that the prayer obligation follows the level of emergency faced. If able, the five daily prayers must be performed fully, using ablution or tayammum if the ablution limbs are covered by protective gear. If not, the staff may perform the formal combination (suri), then jamak taqdim or ta'khir without qasar, and if still impossible, they must perform the prayer of respecting the time and repeat it once their duty ends.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sekiranya petugas tersebut boleh menunaikan solat sempurna 5 waktu maka wajib dikerjakan secara sempurna.
Read the full fatwa on the Johor website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “PERTANYAAN BERHUBUNG IBADAT SOLAT BAGI BAGI PETUGAS HOSPITAL BARISAN HADAPAN YANG MENANGANI KES COVID-19”, 23 April 2020. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=314. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/frontline-hospital-staff-prayer-covid-19-johor/