FatwaNationalPrayer (Salah)
Pekerja-Pekerja Islam Di Kilang-Kilang Yang Tidak Dapat Menunaikan Sembahyang Fardhu
What is the ruling on Muslim factory workers who are unable to perform their obligatory prayers on time?
Short answer
Prayer is obligatory for every Muslim who meets the conditions.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Prayer is obligatory for every Muslim who meets the conditions. Obligatory prayers may only be combined (jama') when there is an excuse recognised by Islamic law. The Muzakarah also advised the authorities to keep engaging with factories so that Muslim workers can pray within the prescribed times.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sembahyang adalah wajib bagi setiap orang Islam yang cukup syaratnya. Sembahyang fardhu hanya boleh dijamakkan jika terdapat keuzuran yang dibenarkan oleh syarak.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Pekerja-Pekerja Islam Di Kilang-Kilang Yang Tidak Dapat Menunaikan Sembahyang Fardhu”, 23 January 2003. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pekerja-pekerja-islam-di-kilang-kilang-yang-tidak-dapat-menunaikan-sembahyang-fardhu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/muslim-factory-workers-unable-to-perform-prayers/