FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #641 : SAHKAH SOLAT ORANG LELAKI APABILA BERSEBELAHAN DENGAN SAF ORANG PEREMPUAN
Is a man's prayer valid when his row is beside a women's row with a partition between them?
Short answer
A man's prayer is not invalidated by standing beside women when a partition separates them.
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
A man's prayer is not invalidated by standing beside women when a partition separates them. If both pray behind the same imam, the prayer is valid but disliked, since the sunnah is for women to pray behind the men. Imam Abu Hanifah holds that the man's prayer is void without a barrier, but agrees with the majority when one is present. The fatwa favours the majority view, especially given crowded and narrow prayer halls.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dalam kes ini, para fuqaha berpendapat bahawa solat tersebut adalah sah bagi kedua-dua lelaki dan perempuan namun hukumnya adalah makruh.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #641 : SAHKAH SOLAT ORANG LELAKI APABILA BERSEBELAHAN DENGAN SAF ORANG PEREMPUAN”, 4 July 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/765-al-kafi-641-sahkah-solat-orang-lelaki-apabila-bersebelahan-dengan-saf-orang-perempuan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/validity-man-prayer-beside-women-row/