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AL-KAFI #475: WAKTU QOILULAH & GALAKAN MELAKUKANNYA
When is the qoilulah nap performed, before or after Zuhr, and is it encouraged?
Short answer
Qoilulah means sleeping or resting at midday. Scholars differ on its timing: most Shafi'i texts say it is before or near the sun's zenith, while al-Manawi says it may be before or after.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Qoilulah means sleeping or resting at midday. Scholars differ on its timing: most Shafi'i texts say it is before or near the sun's zenith, while al-Manawi says it may be before or after. This fatwa holds that it may be done before or after the zenith as suits each person, to gain energy for night prayer. On Fridays the hadith of Anas bin Malik places it after the Friday prayer, and scholars encourage it, although al-Nawawi describes the hadiths on its virtue as weak but within the category of virtuous deeds.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kami berpendapat bahawa boleh sahaja qoilulah itu dilakukan sebelum atau selepas gelincir matahari mengikut kesesuaian masing-masing dengan tujuan untuk memberikan tenaga dalam beribadat di malam hari dengan berqiyamullail.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #475: WAKTU QOILULAH & GALAKAN MELAKUKANNYA”, 29 November 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1417-al-kafi-475-waktu-qoilulah-galakan-melakukannya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/when-is-qoilulah-midday-nap-performed/