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AL-KAFI #1694 : BOLEHKAH SOLAT JENAZAH DILAKUKAN DI TEMPAT SELAIN MASJID ?
Must the funeral prayer be performed in a mosque, or may it be performed elsewhere?
Short answer
Performing the funeral prayer in a mosque is not a condition of its validity.
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
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Performing the funeral prayer in a mosque is not a condition of its validity. It may be performed in any place that is free from impurity and suitable. Praying it in a mosque is recommended and more virtuous, as a blessed place where a large congregation can gather easily. The fatwa prefers the Shafi'i view that it is recommended in a mosque, over the Hanafi and Maliki view that dislikes it, since their hadith is judged weak or understood to mean no sin.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, boleh sahaja solat jenazah dilakukan di mana-mana tempat yang bersih dari najis lagi sesuai.
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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 #1694 : BOLEHKAH SOLAT JENAZAH DILAKUKAN DI TEMPAT SELAIN MASJID ?”, 9 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4423-al-kafi-1694-bolehkah-solat-jenazah-dilakukan-di-tempat-selain-masjid. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/funeral-prayer-outside-the-mosque/