FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1282: ADAKAH I’TIDAL DIANGGAP RUKUN PANJANG?
Is i’tidal (standing upright after bowing) in prayer considered a long pillar?
Short answer
In the leading view of the Shafi’i school, i’tidal is a short pillar, so deliberately prolonging it beyond the length of reciting al-Fatihah invalidates the prayer, except for what is established in the sources such as qunut and the Tasbih prayer.
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
In the leading view of the Shafi’i school, i’tidal is a short pillar, so deliberately prolonging it beyond the length of reciting al-Fatihah invalidates the prayer, except for what is established in the sources such as qunut and the Tasbih prayer. Some scholars hold that it may be lengthened, relying on the hadiths of Anas and Huzaifah, and Ibn Daqiq al-‘Eid described i’tidal as a long pillar. Imam al-Nawawi stated that prolonging i’tidal with remembrance is permissible based on the hadith of Huzaifah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pandangan utama dalam mazhab Syafi'e pula mengatakan bahawa memanjangkan rukun yang pendek di dalam solat merupakan di antara perkara yang membatalkan solat.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1282: ADAKAH I’TIDAL DIANGGAP RUKUN PANJANG?”, 7 June 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3471-al-kafi-1282-adakah-i-tidal-dianggap-rukun-panjang. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-itidal-a-long-pillar-in-prayer/