FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #625 : HUKUM SOLAT MEMAKAI SINGLET TANPA LENGAN
What is the ruling on praying while wearing a sleeveless singlet?
Short answer
Praying in a singlet or any garment that leaves a man's shoulders bare is makruh, but the prayer remains valid.
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
Praying in a singlet or any garment that leaves a man's shoulders bare is makruh, but the prayer remains valid. The fatwa cites the hadith forbidding prayer with nothing over the shoulders, and notes that the majority of scholars, including Imam Malik, Abu Hanifah and al-Shafie, read the prohibition as makruh tanzih rather than haram. Some scholars such as Imam Ahmad held the prayer invalid if one is able to cover the shoulders, but the fatwa adopts the majority view.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami menyatakan bahawa solat dengan memakai singlet, atau tidak memakai baju yang mendedahkan kedua-dua bahu orang lelaki, hukumnya adalah MAKRUH dan solat tersebut sah.
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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 #625 : HUKUM SOLAT MEMAKAI SINGLET TANPA LENGAN”, 24 May 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/830-al-kafi-625-hukum-solat-memakai-singlet-tanpa-lengan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-praying-wearing-sleeveless-singlet/