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IRSYAD FATWA KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE-182 : HUKUM SOLAT TARAWIH DALAM KEADAAN ADA SOLAT FARDU YANG PERLU DIQADA
May a person who still owes missed obligatory prayers perform the tarawih prayer, or must he make up the missed prayers first?
Short answer
In the Shafie school, missed obligatory prayers must be made up immediately if they were missed without a valid excuse, while making them up immediately is only recommended if they were missed due to an excuse such as sleep or forgetfulness.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In the Shafie school, missed obligatory prayers must be made up immediately if they were missed without a valid excuse, while making them up immediately is only recommended if they were missed due to an excuse such as sleep or forgetfulness. The fatwa states that a person with prayers to make up should do so before other voluntary worship, including tarawih, because obligatory worship takes precedence over voluntary worship. For prayers missed without excuse, the fatwa cites the view that a person should devote his time to making them up except for essential matters, and that voluntary prayer is forbidden though still valid.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, jika sekiranya seseorang mempunyai solat-solat fardu yang perlu diqada, maka dia perlulah menggantikannya terlebih dahulu sebelum melakukan ibadah-ibadah sunat yang lain, termasuklah solat sunat tarawih.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD FATWA KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE-182 : HUKUM SOLAT TARAWIH DALAM KEADAAN ADA SOLAT FARDU YANG PERLU DIQADA”, 9 May 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/4795-irsyad-fatwa-khas-ramadan-siri-ke-182-hukum-solat-tarawih-dalam-keadaan-ada-solat-fardu-yang-perlu-diqada. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/tarawih-prayer-with-missed-obligatory-prayers/