FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1551 : SOLAT AWAL DARI WAKTU AKIBAT TERSILAP TENGOK JAM
What is the ruling on unintentionally praying Subuh before its time for a month because of misreading a watch that runs fast?
Short answer
A prayer performed before its time is invalid and must be repeated.
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
A prayer performed before its time is invalid and must be repeated. However, where the mistake was unintentional and recurred at the same time each day, the first prayer is considered defective and each later prayer counts as a make-up for the one before. The person is therefore required to make up the Subuh prayer only once, for the final day. Deliberately praying before the time is regarded as a major sin according to the scholars cited, and this case is distinguished from the amendment of the Subuh timetable due to the sun-angle criteria.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
maka kami mengatakan wajib ke atasnya untuk menggantikan solat itu sekali sahaja untuk waktu solat Subuh yang terakhir kerana dia telah melakukan qadha' bagi hari pertama pada hari kedua dan seterusnya.
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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 #1551 : SOLAT AWAL DARI WAKTU AKIBAT TERSILAP TENGOK JAM”, 22 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4038-al-kafi-1551-solat-awal-dari-waktu-akibat-tersilap-tengok-jam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-praying-subuh-early-misread-watch/