FatwaPerakPrayer (Salah)
Apakah hukum tidak solat jumaat kerana menjaga orang sakit?
Is it permissible to skip Friday prayer in order to care for a sick person?
Short answer
A person caring for a sick relative is considered to have a valid excuse and is not sinful for missing Friday prayer.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A person caring for a sick relative is considered to have a valid excuse and is not sinful for missing Friday prayer. This applies when the patient is the caregiver's parent or child, is in a critical condition, has no one else to look after them, and feels comforted by the caregiver's presence. If these conditions are not met, Friday prayer remains obligatory on the caregiver.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Orang yang menjaga orang yang sakit boleh digolongkan sebagai uzur, yakni tidak berdosa meninggalkan solat jumaat.
Read the full fatwa on the Perak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Apakah hukum tidak solat jumaat kerana menjaga orang sakit?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#account-17. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/skip-friday-prayer-caring-for-sick-person/