FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #423 : PENDAPAT PARA ULAMA BERKENAAN HUKUM MEMBACA MUSHAF DI DALAM SOLAT
May an imam recite the Quran while looking at a mushaf when leading obligatory congregational prayers?
Short answer
It is permissible. The fatwa cites a report that Aisyah was led in prayer during Ramadan by her freed slave Zakwan, who recited from a mushaf.
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
It is permissible. The fatwa cites a report that Aisyah was led in prayer during Ramadan by her freed slave Zakwan, who recited from a mushaf. In the Shafie school, the prayer is not invalidated by looking at a mushaf, whether or not the person has memorised the Quran, and it is even obligatory to look at it if one has not memorised al-Fatihah. Abu Hanifah held that it invalidates the prayer, but ar-Razi explained this applies to someone who has not memorised the Quran and reads many verses.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Harus yang demikian itu, daripada Saiyyidatina Aisyah Radiyallahu'anha isteri Nabi ﷺ bahawa beliau pernah diimami oleh seorang hamba yang telah dimerdekakan miliknya, bernama Zakwan dalam keadaan membaca al-Quran pada mushaf di bulan Ramadhan.
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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 #423 : PENDAPAT PARA ULAMA BERKENAAN HUKUM MEMBACA MUSHAF DI DALAM SOLAT”, 3 November 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1329-al-kafi-423-pendapat-para-ulama-berkenaan-hukum-membaca-mushaf-di-dalam-solat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/imam-reading-from-mushaf-during-prayer-ruling/