Fatwa ID: 07050

Answered by: Mufti Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Question:

If person is having breathing problem can he come out of sajda before imam?

In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Isn’t he who raises his head before the Imām afraid that Allāh may transform his head into that of a donkey or his figure (face) into that of a donkey?” [Sahih Bukhari: Hadith 691] [1]

For the Muqtadi (i.e., the one following the Imām), if he goes ahead of the Imām at any point in the Salah then his Salah will become invalidated and he will have to repeat the Salah.

If, he is having difficulties breathing and is struggling to continue performing Salah, then he would be able to break his Salah and then repeat the Salah again after regaining his composure.

[1]حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ “‏ أَمَا يَخْشَى أَحَدُكُمْ ـ أَوْ لاَ يَخْشَى أَحَدُكُمْ ـ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَبْلَ الإِمَامِ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ رَأْسَهُ رَأْسَ حِمَارٍ أَوْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ صُورَتَهُ صُورَةَ حِمَارٍ ‏”‏‏.‏

Only Allāh Ta’ālā knows best.

Written by Mufti Mohammed Dilwar Hussain

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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