Fatwa ID: 07135
Answered by: Mufti Syed Johir Miah
Question:
Does wearing a t shirt make your salah Makruh if you are leading Salah or just praying?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Allah (عز و جل) says:
خُذُواْ زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ
”Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer.” (Suratul-Araf, Verse 31).
To perform Salah whilst wearing a half sleeve or sleeveless shirt is Makruh (Disliked). 1
Also, it is Makruh Tahrimi (prohibitively disliked) to perform Salah with the sleeves folded. 2
It is necessary for the male to keep the pants or the upper garment above the ankles in Salah by folding it just as it is the ruling out of Salah.
It is Makruh (disliked) to wear, in Salah, any clothing that a person of sound religious disposition will not wear in a decent gathering or even in front of a reputable person.
In Salah a person is standing before Allah (سبحانه و تعالى), therefore, short sleeve shirts are not a suitable form of dress for Salah.
It is disliked to pray in lowly clothes that a person wears at home if one has other clothes available, otherwise, it is not disliked. 3
Likewise, it is Makruh to enter into Salah with the sleeves rolled-up and to roll-up the sleeves whilst in Salah will nullify the Salah, as it will be considered to be an unreasonable motion.4
It is Makruh to pray in short sleeves, which is only in regard to men.
In the aforementioned case, a person’s Salah will be Makruh (Disliked) whether he is an Imam or just praying behind an Imam or even solely.
Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by Mufti Syed Johir Miah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
1 Fatawaa Mahmoodiyyah, Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gongohi, 654/6, Darul Ifta Jamiah Farooqiyyah, Karachi, Pakistan.
2 Fatawaa Mahmoodiyyah, Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gongohi, 651/6, Darul Ifta Jamiah Farooqiyyah, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ahsanul Fatawaa, Mufti Rashid Ahmad, Page 406/3, H M Saeed Company, Adab Manzil, Karachi, Pakistan.
3 رفعه ولو لتراب كمشمر كم أو ذيل (وعبثه به) أي بثوبه (وبجسده) للنهي إلا لحاجة، ولا بأس به خارج صلاة (وصلاته في ثياب بذلة) يلبسها في بيته (ومهنة) أي خدمة، إن له غيرها وإلا لا (وأخذ درهم) ونحوه (في فيه لم يمنعه من القراءة)
Durrul Mukhtar, Haskafi, 87/1, Darul Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, 1423 H.
4 (قَوْلُهُ كَمُشَمِّرِ كُمٍّ أوْ ذَيْلٍ) أيْ كَما لَوْ دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلاةِ وهُوَ مُشَمِّرٌ كُمَّهُ أوْ ذَيْلَهُ، وأشارَ بِذَلِكَ إلى أنَّ الكَراهَةَ لا تَخْتَصُّ بِالكَفِّ وهُوَ فِي الصَّلاةِ كَما أفادَهُ فِي شَرْحِ المُنْيَةِ، لَكِنْ قالَ فِي القُنْيَةِ: واخْتُلِفَ فِيمَن صَلّى وقَدْ شَمَّرَ كُمَّيْهِ لِعَمَلٍ كانَ يَعْمَلُهُ قَبْلَ الصَّلاةِ أوْ هَيْئَتُهُ ذَلِكَ اهـ ومِثْلُهُ ما لَوْ شَمَّرَ لِلْوُضُوءِ ثُمَّ عَجَّلَ لِإدْراكِ الرَّكْعَةِ مَعَ الإمامِ. وإذا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلاةِ كَذَلِكَ وقُلْنا بِالكَراهَةِ فَهَلْ الأفْضَلُ إرْخاءُ كُمَّيْهِ فِيها بِعَمَلٍ قَلِيلٍ أوْ تَرْكِهِما؟ لَمْ أرَهُ: والأظْهَرُ الأوَّلُ بِدَلِيلِ قَوْلِهِ الآتِي ولَوْ سَقَطَتْ قَلَنْسُوَتُهُ فَإعادَتُها أفْضَلُ تَأمَّلْ.
Raddul Muhtar, Ibn Abidin, 640/1, Darul Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, 1412 H.
