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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-380 : HUKUM SOLAT JENAZAH TANPA WUDUK
Is it permissible to perform the funeral prayer without wudu?
Short answer
The funeral prayer is not valid without purification, because its conditions are the same as other prayers, including freedom from ritual impurity, a clean body, clothing and place, covering the awrah, facing the qibla and making the intention.
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-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The funeral prayer is not valid without purification, because its conditions are the same as other prayers, including freedom from ritual impurity, a clean body, clothing and place, covering the awrah, facing the qibla and making the intention. The majority of scholars require purification, while the view of al-Sha'bi and Ibn Jarir al-Tabari permitting it without purification is regarded as invalid and irregular. In the Shafi'i school, a person unable to perform wudu may use tayammum, but tayammum is not valid if water is available, even when there is fear of missing the prayer. One who deliberately prays in a state of impurity without excuse is sinful but does not become a disbeliever.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
disyaratkan bagi sah solat jenazah sebagaimana apa yang disyaratkan bagi solat-solat yang lain iaitu suci yang hakiki dari segi badan, pakaian dan tempat solat.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-380 : HUKUM SOLAT JENAZAH TANPA WUDUK”, 24 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4059-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-380-hukum-solat-jenazah-tanpa-wuduk. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/funeral-prayer-without-wudu-ruling/