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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-136: SUJUD SYUKUR: ADAKAH MEMERLUKAN WUDHU’ & MENGHADAP KIBLAT?
Does the prostration of gratitude require wudhu’ and facing the qiblah?
Short answer
The prostration of gratitude is recommended upon receiving a blessing or being saved from harm.
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
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The prostration of gratitude is recommended upon receiving a blessing or being saved from harm. The Shafi’i and Hanbali schools treat it like the recitation prostration outside prayer, requiring wudhu’, covered aurah, freedom from impurity and facing the qiblah. The fatwa prefers the view that it may be performed without wudhu’ and without facing the qiblah, as there is no decisive evidence requiring them. Following the view that requires wudhu’ and the qiblah is also acceptable.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kami melihat di dalam isu ini, pendapat yang lebih dekat adalah pendapat yang mengatakan bahawa sujud syukur boleh dilakukan tanpa adanya wudhu' dan juga menghadap ke kiblat.
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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-136: SUJUD SYUKUR: ADAKAH MEMERLUKAN WUDHU’ & MENGHADAP KIBLAT?”, 24 October 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1223-irsyad-al-fatwa-ke-136-sujud-syukur-adakah-memerlukan-wudhu-menghadap-kiblat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/prostration-of-gratitude-wudhu-qiblah/