FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1403: ADAKAH MEMADAI GARISAN SAF SEBAGAI SUTRAH
Is the edge of a prayer mat or a line marking the row sufficient as a sutrah to stop people from passing in front of someone praying?
Short answer
A line may be used as the boundary of a sutrah in prayer, but only when nothing can be set upright in front of the worshipper, such as a staff.
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
A line may be used as the boundary of a sutrah in prayer, but only when nothing can be set upright in front of the worshipper, such as a staff. Shafi'i and Hanafi scholars likened the line to a spread prayer mat, and the mat is preferred over a line because it better fulfils the purpose of a sutrah. Imam al-Nawawi stated that the majority view is that a line suffices, even though some hadith scholars regarded the hadith on drawing a line as weak.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berdasarkan kepada nas-nas di atas, maka jelaslah kepada kita bahawa boleh dibuat garisan sebagai batas sempadan sutrah untuk solat.
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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 #1403: ADAKAH MEMADAI GARISAN SAF SEBAGAI SUTRAH”, 19 October 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3751-al-kafi-1403-adakah-memadai-garisan-saf-sebagai-sutrah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-saf-line-sufficient-as-sutrah/