FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
bilakah ditunaikan dua rakaat fajar?
When should the two units of the dawn (fajr) voluntary prayer be performed, and is it the same as the sunnah prayer before Subuh?
Short answer
The two units of fajr are a sunnah rawatib prayer that accompanies the obligatory Subuh prayer, which corresponds to the sunnah prayer before Subuh.
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
The two units of fajr are a sunnah rawatib prayer that accompanies the obligatory Subuh prayer, which corresponds to the sunnah prayer before Subuh. Its time begins once the Subuh time has entered and ends before the obligatory Subuh prayer is performed. Al-Nawawi explains the hadith saying it is better than the world and all it contains as meaning it is better than the worldly possessions.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Waktu ditunaikannya ialah setelah masuk waktu subuh dan sebelum ditunaikan fardu subuh.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “bilakah ditunaikan dua rakaat fajar?”, 25 February 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1783-bilakah-ditunaikan-dua-rakaat-fajar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/when-to-pray-two-rakaat-fajr-sunnah/