FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #651 : TATACARA SOLAT SUNAT TAUBAT
How is the repentance prayer (solat sunat taubat) performed correctly?
Short answer
The repentance prayer is performed by making ablution properly, praying two rak'ahs, and then seeking forgiveness from Allah frequently.
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- 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
The repentance prayer is performed by making ablution properly, praying two rak'ahs, and then seeking forgiveness from Allah frequently. The fatwa prefers to interpret purification in the hadith as ablution rather than a full bath, based on the context of the hadith. In the prayer one may recite Surah al-Kafirun and al-Ikhlas, Surah Aali Imran verse 135, Surah al-Nisa verse 110, or any other passage that is easy to recite. Seeking forgiveness means regretting the sin, stopping it and resolving never to repeat it.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #651 : TATACARA SOLAT SUNAT TAUBAT”, 9 August 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/725-al-kafi-651-tatacara-solat-sunat-taubat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/how-to-perform-repentance-prayer/