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AL-KAFI #700 : HUKUM BERALIH TEMPAT DUDUK KETIKA KHUTBAH JUMAAT
Is it permissible to move seats when feeling sleepy during the Friday sermon?
Short answer
Moving to another seat in the mosque when sleepy during the Friday sermon is permissible and recommended, based on a hadith, and it is not counted as lagha (idle conduct).
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
Moving to another seat in the mosque when sleepy during the Friday sermon is permissible and recommended, based on a hadith, and it is not counted as lagha (idle conduct). Actions that distract from the sermon, such as playing with a phone or eating and drinking without reason, make the person lagha. If the rows are already full, moving is not necessary since it may disturb other worshippers. Instead, one may do other things to ease drowsiness, such as massaging the neck or body.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
seseorang yang berasa mengantuk semasa khutbah, disunatkan kepadanya untuk beralih kedudukan tempat duduknya ke tempat yang lain di dalam masjid.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #700 : HUKUM BERALIH TEMPAT DUDUK KETIKA KHUTBAH JUMAAT”, 23 January 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2263-al-kafi-700-hukum-beralih-tempat-duduk-ketika-khutbah-jumaat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/moving-seats-when-sleepy-during-friday-sermon/