FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #943: IMAM LUPA BERNIAT JADI IMAM SEMASA SOLAT JUMAAT
Must the Friday prayer be repeated if the imam forgot to intend to be the imam and only realised after finishing the prayer?
Short answer
The Friday prayer is considered valid and does not need to be repeated.
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
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Friday prayer is considered valid and does not need to be repeated. Intention is located in the heart, and the imam's actions of standing in front, saying the opening takbir and reciting the Fatihah and a surah aloud indicate that he did in fact intend to lead. He may simply not have verbalised the intention. The imam-follower relationship therefore still applied in that congregational prayer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, solatnya sah dan berlaku hubungan antara imam dan makmum dalam solat berjemaah pada solat Jumaat tersebut.
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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 #943: IMAM LUPA BERNIAT JADI IMAM SEMASA SOLAT JUMAAT”, 9 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2849-al-kafi-943-imam-lupa-berniat-jadi-imam-semasa-solat-jumaat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/imam-forgot-intention-friday-prayer-valid/