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AL-KAFI #1494 : HUKUM TIDUR SEMASA KHUTBAH JUMAAT
Does sleeping during the Friday sermon make a person guilty of laghā (idle conduct)?
Short answer
Deliberately sleeping while the khatib is delivering the sermon is prohibited and makes the person laghā, because it removes the attention that listening to the sermon requires.
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
Deliberately sleeping while the khatib is delivering the sermon is prohibited and makes the person laghā, because it removes the attention that listening to the sermon requires. Laghā means receiving no reward, losing the virtue of Friday, and the Friday prayer counting only as a Zuhr prayer. If a congregant falls asleep unintentionally from exhaustion, this is not covered by the prohibition.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
hukum tidur dengan sengaja ketika khatib sedang berkhutbah adalah ditegah dan menjadikan pelakunya sebagai lagha.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1494 : HUKUM TIDUR SEMASA KHUTBAH JUMAAT”, 1 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3924-al-kafi-1494-hukum-tidur-semasa-khutbah-jumaat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/sleeping-during-friday-sermon-ruling/