FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL KAFI #1592 : HUKUM SUJUD DI ATAS BENDA TAJAM
What is the ruling on prostrating on a sharp object such as a stone, and does lifting the head to prostrate elsewhere invalidate the prayer?
Short answer
If a person prostrates on a sharp or harmful surface and has not yet reached the level of tuma'ninah (about the time to say subhanallah), he may lift his head and prostrate on another surface, and 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
If a person prostrates on a sharp or harmful surface and has not yet reached the level of tuma'ninah (about the time to say subhanallah), he may lift his head and prostrate on another surface, and the prayer remains valid. If the prostration had already reached tuma'ninah, lifting the head invalidates the prayer because it adds an extra prostration, so the prayer must be repeated. Scholars permit sliding the forehead to a harmless surface without lifting it, and the prayer remains valid.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sekiranya seseorang sujud di atas permukaaan tersebut dan telah mencapai kadar thama'ninah, maka dia tidak dibolehkan untuk mengangkat semula kepalanya.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL KAFI #1592 : HUKUM SUJUD DI ATAS BENDA TAJAM”, 11 February 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4161-al-kafi-1592-hukum-sujud-di-atas-benda-tajam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-prostrating-on-sharp-object/