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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-687: HUKUM KHATIB MENJAWAB PANGGILAN TELEFON KETIKA BERKHUTBAH
Does a khatib answering a phone call during the Friday sermon invalidate the sermon and make the Friday prayer invalid?
Short answer
Answering a phone call during the sermon is disliked (makruh) and may forfeit the reward of Friday prayer if done without urgent need.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Answering a phone call during the sermon is disliked (makruh) and may forfeit the reward of Friday prayer if done without urgent need. It does not by itself invalidate the sermon, but the khatib must preserve continuity (al-muwalat), which is a condition for a valid sermon. If the interruption exceeds roughly the time of two short rak'ahs, the sermon is invalidated and the khatib must repeat the first sermon. In terms of etiquette, a khatib should not answer calls while delivering the sermon.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Perbuatan khatib menjawab telefon ketika menyampaikan khutbah adalah makruh dan boleh mensia-siakan pahala Jumaat sekiranya tanpa keperluan dan hajat yang mendesak.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-687: HUKUM KHATIB MENJAWAB PANGGILAN TELEFON KETIKA BERKHUTBAH”, 3 June 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5276-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-687-hukum-khatib-menjawab-panggilan-telefon-ketika-berkhutbah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/khatib-answering-phone-during-friday-sermon/