FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1680: ISYARAT ORANG BISU YANG DIFAHAMI, ADAKAH MEMBATALKAN SOLAT?
Does a mute person's understood sign language invalidate the prayer like speaking aloud?
Short answer
Under the general legal maxim, a known gesture of a mute person carries the ruling of speech, but prayer is one of the exceptions.
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
Under the general legal maxim, a known gesture of a mute person carries the ruling of speech, but prayer is one of the exceptions. A mute person's signs do not invalidate the prayer even when their meaning is understood. The condition is that the signs are not excessive and do not amount to an act that nullifies the prayer. This accords with the sound view of the Shafi'i school and views in other schools cited in the fatwa.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dalam hal ini, isyarat seorang yang bisu tidak membatalkan solat, meskipun ia difahami, dengan syarat isyarat tersebut tidak terlalu banyak dan tidak termasuk di bawah kategori perbuatan yang membatalkan solat.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1680: ISYARAT ORANG BISU YANG DIFAHAMI, ADAKAH MEMBATALKAN SOLAT?”, 26 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4377-al-kafi-1679-isyarat-orang-bisu-yang-difahami-adakah-membatalkan-solat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/mute-person-sign-language-invalidate-prayer/