FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1719 : ADAKAH DISUNATKAN UNTUK DIAM SEJENAK SELEPAS MEMBACA SURAH PILIHAN DAN SEBELUM RUKUK?
Is it recommended to pause briefly after reciting a surah and before bowing in prayer?
Short answer
A person praying is recommended to pause briefly after finishing the chosen surah and before saying the takbir for bowing.
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
A person praying is recommended to pause briefly after finishing the chosen surah and before saying the takbir for bowing. The pause is very short, about the length of saying Subhanallah. Its purpose is to separate the surah recitation from the bowing takbir and to remind the worshipper not to rush. The ruling relies on the hadith of Samurah bin Jundub about the Prophet's two pauses in prayer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
disunatkan bagi orang yang bersolat untuk diam sejenak selepas selesai membaca surah pilihan dan sebelum mengangkat takbir untuk rukuk, dengan kadar tempoh yang sangat singkat atau lebih kurang pada kadar bacaan "Subhanallah".
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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 #1719 : ADAKAH DISUNATKAN UNTUK DIAM SEJENAK SELEPAS MEMBACA SURAH PILIHAN DAN SEBELUM RUKUK?”, 1 May 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4488-al-kafi-1719-adakah-disunatkan-untuk-diam-sejenak-selepas-membaca-surah-pilihan-dan-sebelum-rukuk. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/pause-after-surah-before-bowing-in-prayer/