FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1700 : SIAPAKAH YANG PALING BERHAK MENGUMANDANGKAN IQAMAH?
Who has the most right to call the iqamah?
Short answer
The person who called the azan has the most right to call the iqamah, and this is a sunnah according to the position of Imam al-Shafi’i.
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 person who called the azan has the most right to call the iqamah, and this is a sunnah according to the position of Imam al-Shafi’i. The view rests on a hadith stating that whoever gives the azan is the one who gives the iqamah. Some scholars graded this hadith weak while others graded it hasan, and it has many supporting narrations. If another person calls the iqamah, it is not a fault and the iqamah remains valid.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tuntasnya, kami nyatakan bahawa yang mengumandangkan azanlah yang paling berhak untuk mengumandangkan iqamah, dan hukumnya ialah sunat sebagaimana yang dipegang oleh Imam al-Syafi'e.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1700 : SIAPAKAH YANG PALING BERHAK MENGUMANDANGKAN IQAMAH?”, 16 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4441-al-kafi-1670-siapakah-yang-paling-berhak-mengumandangkan-iqamah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/who-has-most-right-to-call-iqamah/