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AL-KAFI #1574: HUKUM MENDAHULUKAN ORANG LAIN UNTUK BERADA DI SAF PERTAMA
What is the ruling on giving way to another person to take the first row in congregational prayer instead of oneself?
Short answer
Giving precedence to another person for a place in the first row, instead of taking it oneself, is disliked (makruh).
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
Giving precedence to another person for a place in the first row, instead of taking it oneself, is disliked (makruh). Preferring others (ithar) is praiseworthy only in worldly matters such as wealth and food, while in acts of worship it is makruh. The ruling rests on the fiqh maxim on ithar in worship, and Muslims are encouraged to compete for the first row and to fill the rows.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
hukum mengutamakan dan mendahulukan orang lain untuk berada di saf pertama berbanding diri sendiri adalah satu perbuatan yang makruh.
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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 #1574: HUKUM MENDAHULUKAN ORANG LAIN UNTUK BERADA DI SAF PERTAMA”, 5 February 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4107-al-kafi-1574-hukum-mendahulukan-orang-lain-untuk-berada-di-saf-pertama. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-giving-way-first-row-prayer/