FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-505 : ISTERI SOLAT DI SEBELAH KIRI SUAMI DALAM RUMAH YANG SEMPIT
May a wife pray to the left of her husband if the house is too small for her to stand behind him?
Short answer
The Federal Territories Mufti Office leans towards the view that a wife's prayer beside her husband on his left is not invalid, not forbidden and not even disliked when the house is cramped, since there is a need.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Federal Territories Mufti Office leans towards the view that a wife's prayer beside her husband on his left is not invalid, not forbidden and not even disliked when the house is cramped, since there is a need. The recommended position is for women to stand behind the men, and departing from it is originally disliked but the prayer remains valid. The dislike lifts when a need exists, based on the legal maxim that a disliked act ceases to be disliked when there is a need.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami cenderung kepada pendapat tidak batal solat, tidak diharamkan bahkan tidak dimakruhkan seorang isteri bersolat di sebelah kiri suami sekiranya ruang di rumah itu sempit kerana ada keperluan.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-505 : ISTERI SOLAT DI SEBELAH KIRI SUAMI DALAM RUMAH YANG SEMPIT”, 1 May 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4490-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-505-isteri-solat-di-sebelah-kiri-suami-dalam-rumah-yang-sempit. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wife-pray-left-of-husband-small-house/