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Fatwa Mengkhususkan Bacaan Yasin Pada Malam Jumaat
Is it permissible to designate the recitation of Surah Yasin specifically on Thursday night?
Short answer
The Perlis Fatwa Committee states that designating Surah Yasin for Thursday night (the eve of Friday) has no basis in an authentic hadith, and the narrations encouraging its recitation on Friday are not authentic.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa Negeri Perlis
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Perlis Fatwa Committee states that designating Surah Yasin for Thursday night (the eve of Friday) has no basis in an authentic hadith, and the narrations encouraging its recitation on Friday are not authentic. There is an established narration about reciting Surah al-Kahf on Friday, so Muslims are encouraged to recite it starting from Thursday night. Surah Yasin has no specific time and may be recited at any time without fixing a particular time.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mengkhususkan bacaan surah Yasin pada malam Jumaat tidak ada sandaran hadis sahih dari Nabi SAW.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perlis State Mufti Department. “Fatwa Mengkhususkan Bacaan Yasin Pada Malam Jumaat”, date not stated. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/himpunan-fatwa-negeri/178-fatwa-mengkhususkan-bacaan-yasin-pada-malam-jumaat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/specifying-yasin-recitation-on-thursday-night/