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AL-KAFI #1544 : HUKUM MEMULAKAN SOLAT SUNAT SEBAIK IQAMAH DILAUNGKAN
Is it permissible to begin the Subuh sunnah prayer right when the muezzin calls the iqamah?
Short answer
Starting a voluntary prayer once the iqamah has been called is disliked (makruh), whether it is a regular sunnah prayer or any other, because performing the obligatory prayer is more virtuous.
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
Starting a voluntary prayer once the iqamah has been called is disliked (makruh), whether it is a regular sunnah prayer or any other, because performing the obligatory prayer is more virtuous. The prohibition is makruh rather than forbidden, since the Prophet did not order the man who was praying at that time to stop. A person who is late may perform the Subuh qabliyah sunnah after finishing the Subuh prayer. If someone is already in a voluntary prayer when the iqamah is called, he may complete it as long as he does not fear missing the congregational prayer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai kesimpulan kami menyatakan bahawa hukum seseorang itu memulakan solat sunat sebaik sahaja iqamah dilaungkan adalah makruh, sama ada ia merupakan solat sunat ratibah atau selainnya.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1544 : HUKUM MEMULAKAN SOLAT SUNAT SEBAIK IQAMAH DILAUNGKAN”, 20 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4027-al-kafi-1544-hukum-memulakan-solat-sunat-sebaik-iqamah-dilaungkan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-sunnah-prayer-when-iqamah-called/