FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #577: HUKUM SOLAT DI ATAS KERUSI YANG DICURI ATAU DIRAMPAS
What is the ruling on praying on a chair that was stolen or usurped?
Short answer
Using a stolen or usurped chair is forbidden, including for prayer, unless obtained through a permitted means such as purchase, rental or a gift.
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
Using a stolen or usurped chair is forbidden, including for prayer, unless obtained through a permitted means such as purchase, rental or a gift. The fatwa draws an analogy with praying on usurped land or in usurped clothing, which is valid in the Shafi'i school, although another view holds such prayer invalid. The prayer on the chair is considered valid because the sin of using it is a separate matter from the validity of the prayer, and the person is sinful if he knows. If he is unaware or has forgotten that the chair was stolen, he incurs no sin.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Akan tetapi, solat tersebut adalah sah dalam keadaan perbuatan tersebut adalah berdosa jika dia mengetahuinya.
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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 #577: HUKUM SOLAT DI ATAS KERUSI YANG DICURI ATAU DIRAMPAS”, 14 March 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/942-al-kafi-577-hukum-solat-di-atas-kerusi-yang-dicuri-atau-dirampas. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-prayer-on-stolen-or-usurped-chair/