FatwaJohorPrayer (Salah)
PERTANYAAN BERHUBUNG IBADAH SOLAT BAGI PETUGAS HOSPITAL BARISAN HADAPAN YANG MENANGANI KES COVID-19
How should frontline hospital workers handling Covid-19 cases perform their prayers?
Short answer
Frontline workers are likened to a doctor performing critical surgery, so their prayer obligation follows the level of emergency they face.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Frontline workers are likened to a doctor performing critical surgery, so their prayer obligation follows the level of emergency they face. If able, the five daily prayers must be performed fully, using ordinary ablution or tayammum if protective gear blocks the ablution limbs. If not, they may perform jamak suri, then jamak taqdim or takhir without qasar. If still unable, they must perform the prayer to honour the time without ablution, tayammum or changing clothes, and make it up once their duty ends.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sekiranya petugas tersebut boleh menunaikan solat sempurna 5 waktu maka wajib dikerjakan secara sempurna.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “PERTANYAAN BERHUBUNG IBADAH SOLAT BAGI PETUGAS HOSPITAL BARISAN HADAPAN YANG MENANGANI KES COVID-19”, 29 March 2020. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=269. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/prayer-frontline-hospital-workers-covid-19/