FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1586 : IMAM PAKAI BAJU SINGKAT NAMPAK AURAT SEMASA SOLAT
What should a congregant do if he sees the imam's awrah exposed during congregational prayer because of a short shirt?
Short answer
Covering the awrah is a condition for a valid prayer, and a man's awrah is the area between the navel and the knees.
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
Covering the awrah is a condition for a valid prayer, and a man's awrah is the area between the navel and the knees. If the congregants do not know that the imam's prayer is invalid, their own prayer remains valid, since only the imam's prayer is nullified. If a congregant sees the imam's awrah exposed and fears that correcting him on the spot would cause commotion among the congregation, he should separate from the congregational prayer (mufaraqah). He should then advise the imam after the prayer to ensure his clothing covers the awrah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Menutup aurat adalah syarat sah solat. Jika aurat terdedah semasa solat maka wajib untuk segera menutupnya.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1586 : IMAM PAKAI BAJU SINGKAT NAMPAK AURAT SEMASA SOLAT”, 7 February 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4141-al-kafi-1586-imam-pakai-baju-singkat-nampak-aurat-semasa-solat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/imam-short-shirt-awrah-exposed-during-prayer/