Fatwa ID: 08822

Written by Maulana Mohammed Aabu Saeed Miah

Question:

If the Imam walks in salah without pausing between steps as someone else joins does it break salah?

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

Answer:

Walking may invalidate your Salah in some instances. Consideration is given to the amount one walks, large amount or small amount. A large amount is to walk more than one row, a small amount is to walk one row or less. If someone needs to walk multiple rows they must stop at each row and then move forward. In the case mentioned above, the Imam moving forward to facilitate others for the length of one row or less will not invalidate the salah.

References:

الْمَشْيُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ إذَا كَانَ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ لَا يُفْسِدُ إذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مُتَلَاحِقًا وَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْ الْمَسْجِدِ وَفِي الْفَضَاءِ مَا لَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْ الصُّفُوفِ. كَذَا فِي الْمُنْيَةِ وَإِذَا اسْتَدْبَرَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَسَدَتْ. كَذَا فِي الظَّهِيرِيَّةِ وَلَوْ مَشَى فِي صَلَاتِهِ مِقْدَارَ صَفٍّ وَاحِدٍ لَمْ تَفْسُدْ صَلَاتُهُ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِقْدَارَ صَفَّيْنِ إنْ مَشَى دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً فَسَدَتْ صَلَاتُهُ وَإِنْ مَشَى إلَى صَفٍّ وَوَقَفَ ثُمَّ إلَى صَفٍّ لَا تَفْسُدُ. كَذَا فِي فَتَاوَى قَاضِي خَانْ.

ص103 – كتاب الفتاوى العالمكيرية الفتاوى الهندية – الفصل الأول فيما يفسدها – المكتبة الشاملة 

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Maulana Mohammed Aabu Saeed Miah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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