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Apakah hukum melakukan sujud syukur tanpa mengambil wuduk? - Jabatan Mufti Negeri Terengganu
What is the ruling on performing a prostration of gratitude (sujud syukur) without wudu?
Short answer
Sujud syukur is a recommended act of thanking Allah upon receiving a blessing or good news.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Terengganu State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab Agama: Taharah
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Sujud syukur is a recommended act of thanking Allah upon receiving a blessing or good news. The Maliki school, supported by Dar al-Ifta Misriyyah, holds that wudu is not required, since the hadith of Abu Bakrah does not mention it. In the Shafie school, it must be performed in a state of wudu and is invalid otherwise, because it is regarded as a prayer. The Shafie school also forbids performing it within the prayer, which invalidates the prayer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Walau bagaimanapun, di dalam mazhab Syafie, sujud syukur hendaklah dilakukan dalam keadaan berwuduk. Jika tidak dilakukan dengan berwuduk, maka ia tidak sah.
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How to cite
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Terengganu State Mufti Department. “Apakah hukum melakukan sujud syukur tanpa mengambil wuduk? - Jabatan Mufti Negeri Terengganu”, 14 December 2025. https://mufti.terengganu.gov.my/bahagian-suk/soal-jawab-agama/bab-taharah/250-apakah-hukum-melakukan-sujud-syukur-tanpa-mengambil-wuduk. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-sujud-syukur-without-wudu/