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AL-KAFI #1905: HUKUM SUJUD SAHWI KERANA MENINGGALKAN SUNAT HAI’AH
What is the ruling on performing the prostration of forgetfulness for omitting a sunnah hai’ah in prayer?
Short answer
In the Shafi‘i school, the prostration of forgetfulness is not recommended when a person omits a sunnah hai’ah, whether deliberately or by forgetting.
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
In the Shafi‘i school, the prostration of forgetfulness is not recommended when a person omits a sunnah hai’ah, whether deliberately or by forgetting. The prostration is recommended only for omitted sunnah ab‘adh and the other specific causes mentioned by the scholars. If someone performs it for a sunnah hai’ah anyway, the prayer becomes invalid, except for an excusable ignorant person such as a new convert to Islam.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kita tidak disunatkan untuk sujud sahwi jika meninggalkan sunat hai'ah ketika solat. Jika ia tetap dilakukan, maka solat adalah terbatal.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1905: HUKUM SUJUD SAHWI KERANA MENINGGALKAN SUNAT HAI’AH”, 13 December 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5474-al-kafi-1905-hukum-sujud-sahwi-kerana-meninggalkan-sunat-hai-ah-2. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/prostration-forgetfulness-omitting-sunnah-haiah-ruling/