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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 515 : HUKUM HAKAM PELAKSANAAN SOLAT HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI DI RUMAH
What is the ruling on performing the Eid al-Fitr prayer at home, alone or in congregation, when one cannot attend the mosque because of a pandemic?
Short answer
The Eid prayer is a confirmed sunnah (sunat muakkad) in the Shafi'i school and may be performed at home, alone or in congregation, based on the school's position cited from Imam al-Nawawi.
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 Eid prayer is a confirmed sunnah (sunat muakkad) in the Shafi'i school and may be performed at home, alone or in congregation, based on the school's position cited from Imam al-Nawawi. A person praying alone does not need to deliver a sermon. If prayed in congregation at home, it is sunnah for one of them to deliver the Eid sermon. Under normal conditions, it is more virtuous to pray in congregation in an open field or mosque as part of the public symbols of Islam.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dalam mazhab Al-Imam Al-Syaf'ie, solat hari raya hukumnya adalah sunat muakkad menurut pendapat yang paling sahih.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 515 : HUKUM HAKAM PELAKSANAAN SOLAT HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI DI RUMAH”, 20 May 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4525-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-515-hukum-hakam-pelaksanaan-solat-hari-raya-aidil-fitri-di-rumah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-eid-prayer-at-home/