FatwaPerakPrayer (Salah)
Adakah sah sembahyang orang yang mabuk?
Is the prayer of a drunk person valid?
Short answer
The prayer of a person who is intoxicated is not valid.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The prayer of a person who is intoxicated is not valid. The ruling is based on Surah An-Nisa verse 43, which forbids approaching prayer while drunk.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak sah sembahyang orang yang mabuk.
Read the full fatwa on the Perak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Adakah sah sembahyang orang yang mabuk?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#solat-4. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-prayer-of-drunk-person-valid/