Fatwa ID: 08852

 

 

Answered by: Alimah Maryam Badshah

 

Question:

 

During ruku I noticed my feet were out of line so I moved them. I may have moved upwards a bit when moving my feet, however my hands were still attached to my legs. Is the salah still valid?

 

 

 

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

 

Answer:

 

In salah, small acts or movements do not invalidate salah unless done repeatedly consecutively. As it has not been made clear on your question as to what you believe moved out of position, I can only assume you are referring to either your back or feet. For a man, whilst it is best for his back to be level, his salah will still be valid so long as his hands are still on his knees and he is closer to bowing down in ruku’ than to the position of standing.^[1]

 

In regards to your feet, so long as a part of one foot is still connected to the floor, your salah will be valid. It should be kept in mind that to raise one foot completely off the ground would be makhruh without a valid excuse, and to lift both feet off the ground would be impermissible and thus break the salah. As for moving from your original place during salah, this is connected to the ruling of not moving excessively. For a person reading alone, so long as one does not move away from their place of prostration (sajdah), their salah will not break.^[2]

 

 

 

 

References:

 

[1]

(قَوْلُهُ إلَى أَنْ يَبْلُغَ الرُّكُوعَ) أَيْ يَبْلُغَ أَقَلَّ الرُّكُوعِ بِحَيْثُ تَنَالُ يَدَاهُ رُكْبَتَيْهِ. وَعِبَارَتُهُ فِي الْخَزَائِنِ عَنْ الْقُنْيَةِ إلَى أَنْ يَصِيرَ أَقْرَبَ إلَى الرُّكُوعِ

Raddul Muhtār (Vol.1, pg.445, Dār Al-Fiqr)

 

… وَيَعْتَمِدُ بِيَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ… كَذَا فِي الْهِدَايَةِ وَيَبْسُطُ ظَهْرَهُ حَتَّى لَوْ وُضِعَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ قَدَحٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ لَاسْتَقَرَّ وَلَا يُنَكِّسُ رَأْسَهُ وَلَا يَرْفَعُ يَعْنِي يُسَوِّي رَأْسَهُ بِعَجُزِهِ. كَذَا فِي الْخُلَاصَةِ وَيُكْرَهُ أَنْ يَحْنِيَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ شِبْهَ الْقَوْسِ

Al-Fatāwa al-Hindiyyah (Vol.1, pg.74, Dār Al-Fiqr)

 

(قَوْلُهُ بِحَيْثُ لَوْ مَدّ يَدَيْهِ إلَخْ) كَذَا فِي السِّرَاجِ. وَفِي شَرْحِ الْمُنْيَةِ: هُوَ طَأْطَأَةُ الرَّأْسِ أَيْ خَفْضُهُ، لَكِنْ مَعَ انْحِنَاءِ الظَّهْرِ لِأَنَّهُ هُوَ الْمَفْهُومُ مِنْ مَوْضُوعِ اللُّغَةِ، فَيَصْدُقُ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى {ارْكَعُوا} [الحج: ٧٧] وَأَمَّا كَمَالُهُ فَبِانْحِنَاءِ الصُّلْبِ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِيَ الرَّأْسُ بِالْعَجْزِ وَهُوَ حَدُّ الِاعْتِدَالِ فِيهِ اهـ لَكِنْ ضَعَّفَهُ فِي شَرْحِ الْمُخْتَارِ حَيْثُ قَالَ: الرُّكُوعُ يَتَحَقَّقُ بِمَا يَنْطَلِقُ عَلَيْهِ الِاسْمُ لِأَنَّهُ عِبَارَةٌ عَنْ الِانْحِنَاءِ، وَقِيلَ إنْ كَانَ إلَى حَالِ الْقِيَامِ أَقْرَبَ لَا يَجُوزُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ إلَى حَالِ الرُّكُوعِ أَقْرَبَ جَازَ… قُلْت: وَلَعَلَّهُ مَحْمُولٌ عَلَى تَمَامِ الرُّكُوعِ، وَإِلَّا فَقَدْ عَلِمْت حُصُولَهُ بِأَصْلِ طَأْطَأَةِ الرَّأْسِ أَيْ مَعَ انْحِنَاءِ الظَّهْرِ تَأَمَّلْ

Raddul Muhtār (Vol.1, pg.447, Dār Al-Fiqr)

 

[2]

وَلَوْ سَجَدَ وَلَمْ يَضَعْ قَدَمَيْهِ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ لَا يَجُوزُ وَلَوْ وَضَعَ إحْدَاهُمَا جَازَ مَعَ الْكَرَاهَةِ إنْ كَانَ بِغَيْرِ عُذْرٍ. كَذَا فِي شَرْحِ مُنْيَةِ الْمُصَلِّي لِابْنِ أَمِيرِ الْحَاجِّ وَوَضْعُ الْقَدَمِ بِوَضْعِ أَصَابِعِهِ وَإِنْ وَضَعَ أُصْبُعًا وَاحِدَةً فَلَوْ وَضَعَ ظَهْرَ الْقَدَمِ دُونَ الْأَصَابِعِ بِأَنْ كَانَ الْمَكَانُ ضَيِّقًا إنْ وَضَعَ إحْدَاهُمَا دُونَ الْأُخْرَى تَجُوزُ صَلَاتُهُ كَمَا لَوْ قَامَ عَلَى قَدَمٍ وَاحِدَةٍ.

Al-Fatāwa al-Hindiyyah (Vol.1, pg.70, Dār Al-Fiqr)

 

وَيُكْرَهُ الْقِيَامُ عَلَى إحْدَى الْقَدَمَيْنِ مِنْ غَيْرِ عُذْرٍ وَتَجُوزُ الصَّلَاةُ وَلِلْعُذْرِ لَا يُكْرَهُ.

Al-Fatāwa al-Hindiyyah (Vol.1, pg.69, Dār Al-Fiqr)

 

(قَوْلُهُ مَا لَمْ يَخْتَلِفْ الْمَكَانُ) أَيْ بِأَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ الْمَسْجِدِ أَوْ تَجَاوَزَ الصُّفُوفَ، لَوْ الصَّلَاةُ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ فَحِينَئِذٍ تَفْسُدُ كَمَا لَوْ مَشَى قَدْرَ صَفَّيْنِ دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً. قَالَ فِي شَرْحِ الْمُنْيَةِ: وَهَذَا بِنَاءً عَلَى أَنَّ الْفِعْلَ الْقَلِيلَ غَيْرُ مُفْسِدٍ مَا لَمْ يَتَكَرَّرْ مُتَوَالِيًا، وَعَلَى أَنَّ اخْتِلَافَ الْمَكَانِ مُبْطِلٌ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لِإِصْلَاحِهَا،… وَإِنْ كَانَ مُنْفَرِدًا فَالْمُعْتَبَرُ مَوْضِعُ سُجُودِهِ، فَإِنْ جَاوَزَهُ فَسَدَتْ وَإِلَّا فَلَا، وَالْبَيْتُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ كَالْمَسْجِدِ

Raddul Muhtār (Vol.1, pg.627, Dār Al-Fiqr)

 

 

 

 

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Alimah Maryam Badshah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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