FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-344: HUKUM MENGANGKAT TANGAN (TAKBIR) BUKAN PADA TEMPAT YANG DISUNATKAN DALAM SOLAT
Does raising the hands (takbir) at a point in the prayer where it is not recommended invalidate the prayer because of exceeding three consecutive movements?
Short answer
Raising the hands at a place in the prayer where it is not recommended does not invalidate the prayer, but it is considered makruh in the Shafi'i school.
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
- Bayan Linnas
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Raising the hands at a place in the prayer where it is not recommended does not invalidate the prayer, but it is considered makruh in the Shafi'i school. Raising and lowering the hands counts as a single movement, not two. Therefore, the claim that it invalidates the prayer for exceeding three movements is inaccurate.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mengangkat tangan pada tempat yang tidak disunatkan dalam solat tidak membatalkan solat. Perbuatan tersebut dinilai sebagai makruh dalam mazhab al-Syafi'i.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-344: HUKUM MENGANGKAT TANGAN (TAKBIR) BUKAN PADA TEMPAT YANG DISUNATKAN DALAM SOLAT”, 27 March 2026. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-linnas/6554-bayan-linnas-siri-ke-344-hukum-mengangkat-tangan-takbir-bukan-pada-tempat-yang-disunatkan-dalam-solat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/raising-hands-wrong-place-in-prayer-ruling/