FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1575 : SEBUTAN NAMA-NAMA PENYAKIT DI DALAM BACAAN QUNUT NAZILAH
Does an imam invalidate the prayer by naming specific diseases such as the coronavirus one by one during qunut nazilah?
Short answer
Naming specific diseases, individuals or oppressed Muslim countries during qunut nazilah does not invalidate the prayer.
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
Naming specific diseases, individuals or oppressed Muslim countries during qunut nazilah does not invalidate the prayer. It falls under supplication, which is permitted within the prayer. The speech that invalidates prayer is speech unrelated to the prayer, whereas the prayer itself includes Quran recitation, remembrance and supplication. Qunut nazilah is also called for when an epidemic or disaster befalls the Muslims.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai kesimpulan kami menyatakan bahawa doa-doa yang dibaca oleh para imam ketika bacaan qunut nazilah, sama ada yang menyebutkan nama-nama bagi penyakit tertentu, atau nama individu, atau nama-nama negara umat Islam yang tertindas, maka ini kesemuanya tidak membatalkan solat
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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. “AL-KAFI #1575 : SEBUTAN NAMA-NAMA PENYAKIT DI DALAM BACAAN QUNUT NAZILAH”, 5 February 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4113-al-kafi-1575-sebutan-nama-nama-penyakit-di-dalam-bacaan-qunut-nazilah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/naming-diseases-in-qunut-nazilah-prayer/