Fatwa ID: 06250

Answered by: Alimah Zakiratul Hoque

Question:

Is it Fard Ayn to know all The Fard, Wajib and Sunnah acts of Prayer or is it Fard Ayn to know the Fard acts, Wajib to know the Wajib acts, and Sunnah to know the Sunnah acts?

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

Answer:

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Seeking knowledge is a duty upon every Muslim…” (Sunan Ibn Majah, 224)

In the commentary of the above Hadeeth, Imam Baydawi stated that the “knowledge” being referred to includes knowing how to pray. It has also been stated that one should know the things that invalidate actions. Based on this, it is Fard Ayn to know the Fard and Waajib acts of Salaah because such knowledge is needed to perform Salaah (Shurooh Sunan Ibn Majah, Page 155).

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ وَوَاضِعُ الْعِلْمِ عِنْدَ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ كَمُقَلِّدِ الْخَنَازِيرِ الْجَوْهَرَ وَاللُّؤْلُؤَ وَالذَّهَبَ

و قال البيضاوي المراد من العلم هنا ما لا مندوحة للعبد عن تعلمه كمعرفة الصانع و العلم بوحدانيته و نبوة رسوله و كيفية الصلاة فإن تعلمه فرض عين

قيل هو علم الإخلاص و معرفة النفس و النفوس و ما يفسد الأعمال ‏‏

Only Allah knows best. 

Written by Alimah Zakiratul Hoque

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham