FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
TAHQIQ AL-MASAIL SIRI KE-2: PENJELASAN BERKAITAN SOLAT SECARA DUDUK DI ATAS KERUSI (EDISI KEMAS KINI)
Is it permissible to pray sitting on a chair, and under what conditions?
Short answer
Standing is a pillar of the obligatory prayer for those who are able.
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
- Tahqiq al-Masail
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Standing is a pillar of the obligatory prayer for those who are able. Islamic law permits praying while seated when a person cannot stand, based on the hadith of Imran bin Husain. A person who can stand for only part of the prayer should stand as far as able and sit for the remainder. Voluntary prayers may be performed seated even by those able to stand, with half the reward of standing.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
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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. “TAHQIQ AL-MASAIL SIRI KE-2: PENJELASAN BERKAITAN SOLAT SECARA DUDUK DI ATAS KERUSI (EDISI KEMAS KINI)”, 20 February 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/tahqiq-al-masail/1008-tahqiq-al-masail-siri-ke-2-penjelasan-berkaitan-solat-secara-duduk-di-atas-kerusi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-praying-sitting-on-chair/