FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-889: KEDUDUKAN SAF SOLAT KANAK-KANAK PEREMPUAN DALAM SOLAT BERJEMAAH
Where should girls stand in the prayer rows during congregational prayer at a surau or mosque?
Short answer
In the Shafi'i school, girls stand together with adult women in the rows behind the boys.
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
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In the Shafi'i school, girls stand together with adult women in the rows behind the boys. One view holds that adult women are preferably placed ahead of girls who have not reached puberty. Where there is a need, such as safeguarding the girls, the view that places them within the adult women's row may be followed. If the order is not observed, the prayer remains valid but is disliked, since the arrangement is recommended and not a condition of validity.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kedudukan saf solat kanak-kanak perempuan adalah bersama dengan wanita dewasa di belakang saf kanak-kanak lelaki mengikut pandangan mazhab al-Syafie.
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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 HUKUM SIRI KE-889: KEDUDUKAN SAF SOLAT KANAK-KANAK PEREMPUAN DALAM SOLAT BERJEMAAH”, 10 March 2025. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/6164-irsyad-hukum-siri-ke-889-kedudukan-saf-solat-kanak-kanak-perempuan-dalam-solat-berjemaah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/girls-position-in-congregational-prayer-rows/