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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-303: HUKUM MELIHAT MUSHAF AL-QUR’AN KETIKA SOLAT
What is the ruling on looking at the Qur’an mushaf during obligatory and voluntary prayers, and is it permitted for both the imam and the followers?
Short answer
This legal guidance sets out three scholarly opinions on an imam looking at a mushaf during prayer.
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
This legal guidance sets out three scholarly opinions on an imam looking at a mushaf during prayer. The Hanafi school holds that the prayer becomes invalid, the Shafi’i and Hanbali schools permit it in both obligatory and voluntary prayers, and the Maliki school considers it disliked in obligatory prayers but permissible in voluntary ones. The case of the follower is discussed through interpretations of the command to listen and stay silent when the Qur’an is recited.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pendapat kedua: Hukumnya adalah harus melihat dan membaca al-Qur'an daripada mushaf dalam solat fardhu mahupun solat sunat, bahkan diwajibkan untuk melihat mushaf jika tidak menghafaz surah al-Fatihah.
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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 SIRI KE-303: HUKUM MELIHAT MUSHAF AL-QUR’AN KETIKA SOLAT”, 6 May 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/3369-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-303-hukum-melihat-mushaf-al-qur-an-ketika-solat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-looking-at-mushaf-during-prayer/