FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #710 : ADAKAH BATAL SOLAT SEKIRANYA TERSENTUH KANAK-KANAK YANG BELUM BERKHATAN?
Is prayer invalidated if one touches an uncircumcised child during congregational prayer?
Short answer
Merely touching or being touched by an uncircumcised child does not invalidate the prayer.
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
Merely touching or being touched by an uncircumcised child does not invalidate the prayer. The default assumption is that the child is free of impurity, and carrying a living being that appears pure does not break the prayer, based on the hadith of Umamah and the statement of Imam al-Nawawi. The prayer is invalid only if an adult carries a child known to bear impurity. It is preferable to place children's rows separately from the adults' rows.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru kami berpendapat dalam isu seperti ini bahawa hukumnya tidak batal tetapi sebaik-baiknya berlaku pengasingan antara saf dewasa dan saf kanak-kanak seperti mana yang disarankan oleh ramai ulama silam.
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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. “AL-KAFI #710 : ADAKAH BATAL SOLAT SEKIRANYA TERSENTUH KANAK-KANAK YANG BELUM BERKHATAN?”, 15 February 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2301-al-kafi-710-adakah-batal-solat-sekiranya-tersentuh-kanak-kanak-yang-belum-berkhatan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/touching-uncircumcised-child-invalidate-prayer/