FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI # 1687: BOLEHKAH WANITA ISTIHADAH SOLAT SECARA BERJEMAAH?
Can a woman with istihadah pray in congregation, and is it valid to pray behind her as imam?
Short answer
A woman with istihadah is treated like a ritually pure woman, so she may pray in congregation as either a follower or an imam.
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 woman with istihadah is treated like a ritually pure woman, so she may pray in congregation as either a follower or an imam. Women who are free of hadas may validly pray behind her, but not behind a mutahayyirah woman, according to the most correct view in the Shafii school. She must wash the private area, change her pad, perform wudu after the prayer time begins and pray promptly, delaying only for prayer-related needs such as covering the aurat or waiting for the congregation.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, wanita istihadah boleh solat berjemaah sama ada menjadi makmum mahupun imam.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI # 1687: BOLEHKAH WANITA ISTIHADAH SOLAT SECARA BERJEMAAH?”, 31 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4397-al-kafi-1687-boleh-kah-wanita-istihadah-solat-secara-berjemaah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/istihadah-woman-pray-in-congregation/