FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #503: PAKAIAN BERLUBANG SEBESAR JARUM, ADAKAH BATAL SOLAT?
Is a man's prayer valid if his clothing has a needle-sized hole over the awrah area below the navel?
Short answer
Covering the awrah is a condition for a valid prayer, and for men it is the area between the navel and the knee according to the Shafi'i school.
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
Covering the awrah is a condition for a valid prayer, and for men it is the area between the navel and the knee according to the Shafi'i school. The covering must not reveal the skin colour when viewed at normal conversational distance. A needle-sized hole is considered very small, so it does not invalidate the prayer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, kami berpendapat bahawa kadar besar jarum itu masih dianggap sangat kecil sehingga kalau terdapat pada baju orang yang bersolat, yakni pada bahagian aurat, tidaklah 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 #503: PAKAIAN BERLUBANG SEBESAR JARUM, ADAKAH BATAL SOLAT?”, 23 December 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2087-al-kafi-503-pakaian-berlubang-sebesar-jarum-adakah-batal-solat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/needle-sized-hole-clothing-prayer-valid/