FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
IRSYAD HUKUM KE-54: MENGAMALKAN SESUATU AMALAN TANPA BERGURU
Is it permissible to practise dhikr, supplications and Quranic recitations without first learning from a teacher?
Short answer
Practising dhikr and supplications without a teacher is permitted if the person understands Arabic and the supplication is ma’thur, meaning it is transmitted from authentic sources.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Practising dhikr and supplications without a teacher is permitted if the person understands Arabic and the supplication is ma’thur, meaning it is transmitted from authentic sources. Anyone wishing to follow specific litanies of a particular tariqah should commit to a teacher or shaykh. A chain of authorisation (ijazah) is preferable, but well-understood dhikr drawn from established texts, such as Hasan al-Banna's al-Ma’thurat, may be practised without ijazah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika kita memahami bahasa Arab, dan doa itu adalah ma'thur (مأثور) maka tidak menjadi kesalahan.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-54: MENGAMALKAN SESUATU AMALAN TANPA BERGURU”, 28 July 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1896-irsyad-fatwa-ke-54-mengamalkan-sesuatu-amalan-tanpa-berguru. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/practising-dhikr-without-a-teacher/