Fatwa ID: 09298
Answered by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Question:
Would it be permissible for a Hafiz to lead Taraweeh although he is not fasting tomorrow?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Tarawih is an optional prayer that does not need to be led by one who is fasting [1]. If a Hafiz is not fasting due to a permissible reason, then there is no problem with them leading the Tarawih prayer, even if those following him are fasting.
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1]
(التَّرَاوِيحُ سُنَّةٌ) مُؤَكَّدَةٌ لِمُوَاظَبَةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ (لِلرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ) إجْمَاعًا
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 43, Darul Fikr
بِشُرُوطٍ عَشَرَةٍ: نِيَّةُ الْمُؤْتَمِّ الِاقْتِدَاءَ، وَاتِّحَادُ مَكَانِهِمَا وَصَلَاتِهِمَا، وَصِحَّةُ صَلَاةِ إمَامِهِ، وَعَدَمُ مُحَاذَاةِ امْرَأَةٍ، وَعَدَمُ تَقَدُّمِهِ عَلَيْهِ بِعَقِبِهِ، وَعِلْمُهُ بِانْتِقَالَاتِهِ وَبِحَالِهِ مِنْ إقَامَةٍ وَسَفَرٍ، وَمُشَارَكَتُهُ فِي الْأَرْكَانِ، وَكَوْنُهُ مِثْلَهُ أَوْ دُونَهُ فِيهَا، وَفِي الشَّرَائِطِ كَمَا بُسِطَ فِي الْبَحْرِ، قِيلَ وَثُبُوتُهَا بِ – {وَارْكَعُوا مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَ} [البقرة: ٤٣]
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 550-551, Darul Fikr