FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1460 : BENARKAH ZIKIR SEMASA RUKUK DAN SUJUD ADALAH WAJIB?
Is the prayer invalid if a person does not recite the dhikr during bowing and prostration?
Short answer
In the Shafi'i school, dhikr during bowing and prostration is a sunnah hai'ah, so omitting it is not sinful, does not require a prostration of forgetfulness and does not invalidate the 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 Shafi'i school, dhikr during bowing and prostration is a sunnah hai'ah, so omitting it is not sinful, does not require a prostration of forgetfulness and does not invalidate the prayer. Leaving it out deliberately is disliked. In the Hanbali school, the tasbih in bowing and prostration is obligatory but not a pillar, so deliberately omitting it invalidates the prayer, while omitting it by forgetfulness does not and requires a prostration of forgetfulness.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Di dalam mazhab Syafie, hukum membaca zikir semasa rukuk dan sujud adalah sunat hai'ah.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1460 : BENARKAH ZIKIR SEMASA RUKUK DAN SUJUD ADALAH WAJIB?”, 5 December 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3853-al-kafi-1460-benarkah-zikir-semasa-rukuk-dan-sujud-adalah-wajib. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-prayer-invalid-without-dhikr-bowing-prostration/