FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1427: SOLAT DALAM KEADAAN MENGANTUK
What should a person do if feeling drowsy during prayer, and should the prayer be stopped to sleep briefly?
Short answer
If a person is so drowsy that he does not realise what he recites or says in prayer, he should stop and sleep briefly, or do something that removes the drowsiness, such as drinking water or walking.
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
If a person is so drowsy that he does not realise what he recites or says in prayer, he should stop and sleep briefly, or do something that removes the drowsiness, such as drinking water or walking. The hadith applies to obligatory and voluntary prayers according to the Shafi'i school and the majority of scholars, provided the prayer time is not missed. If the time is nearly over and he is certain he would oversleep, he continues praying and resists the drowsiness. If the drowsiness is slight and does not affect his awareness, he continues the prayer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tuntasnya, kami nyatakan bahawa jika seseorang itu mengantuk hingga tidak sedar apa yang dibaca dan dituturkan ketika solat, maka hendaklah dia berhenti untuk tidur sebentar, atau melakukan apa sahaja perkara yang dapat menghilangkan rasa mengantuk seperti minum air, berjalan dan lain-lain.
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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 #1427: SOLAT DALAM KEADAAN MENGANTUK”, 15 November 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3802-al-kafi-1427-solat-dalam-keadaan-mengantuk. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/prayer-while-feeling-drowsy/