FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1994: HUKUM MENGEJUT ORANG YANG TIDUR UNTUK MENUNAIKAN SOLAT
Is it obligatory to wake a sleeping friend for prayer once the prayer time has begun?
Short answer
In the Shafi'i school, waking a sleeping person for prayer is basically recommended.
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
In the Shafi'i school, waking a sleeping person for prayer is basically recommended. This applies when the person is known to have fallen asleep before the time began, even if they usually wake up on their own within the time, and whether or not they had a reason to sleep then. It is also recommended when their condition is unknown, meaning it is not known when they began sleeping or whether they usually wake in time to pray. Waking them becomes obligatory if it is known that they slept after the time began and will not wake in time to pray, and such sleep is considered forbidden.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Disunatkan untuk mengejutkan orang yang tidur untuk menunaikan solat, lebih-lebih lagi apabila waktu solat sudah hampir tamat.
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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 #1994: HUKUM MENGEJUT ORANG YANG TIDUR UNTUK MENUNAIKAN SOLAT”, 23 July 2024. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5961-irsyad-hukum-siri-ke-859-hukum-mengejut-orang-yang-tidur-untuk-menunaikan-solat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-waking-sleeper-for-prayer/