The Ruling On An Imam Making Hand Movements During Salah

Fatwa ID: 09098

 

 

Answered by Mufti Yusuf Badshah

 

Question: 

 

Assalamualaykum maulana, what are your thoughts on this imams hand movements in salat in relation to the ayaat that are being recited?

 

 

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

 

Answer:

 

As long as these movements are not excessive, his Salah will remain intact [1]. However, if these movements are extreme such that it can be clearly identified by the onlooker as an action outside of the actions of Salah, then this will invalidate his Salah [2], as it will the Salah of those praying behind him [3].

 

 

Only Allah ﷻ knows best.

Written by Mufti Yusuf Badshah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

 

References:

 

[1]

أَنَّ كُلَّ عَمَلٍ كَثِيرٍ فَهُوَ مُفْسِدٌ

وَاتَّفَقُوا عَلَى أَنَّ الْكَثِيرَ مُفْسِدٌ وَالْقَلِيلَ لَا لِإِمْكَانِ الِاحْتِرَازِ عَنْ الْكَثِيرِ دُونَ الْقَلِيلِ فَإِنَّ فِي الْحَيِّ حَرَكَاتٌ مِنْ الطَّبْعِ وَلَيْسَتْ مِنْ الصَّلَاةِ فَلَوْ اُعْتُبِرَ الْعَمَلُ مُفْسِدًا مُطْلَقًا لَزِمَ الْحَرَجُ فِي إقَامَةِ صِحَّتِهَا وَهُوَ مَدْفُوعٌ بِالنَّصِّ

Bahrur Raa’iq, vol. 2, pg. 12, Darul Kitabul Islamiyyah

 

[2]

أَحَدِهَا مَا اخْتَارَهُ الْعَامَّةُ كَمَا فِي الْخُلَاصَةِ وَالْخَانِيَّةِ أَنَّ كُلَّ عَمَلٍ لَا يَشُكُّ النَّاظِرُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَهُوَ كَثِيرٌ وَكُلَّ عَمَلٍ يَشْتَبِهُ عَلَى النَّاظِرِ أَنَّ عَامِلَهُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَهُوَ قَلِيلٌ قَالَ فِي الْبَدَائِعِ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ وَتَابَعَهُ الشَّارِحُ والْوَلْوَالِجِيُّ وَقَالَ فِي الْمُحِيطِ إنَّهُ الْأَحْسَنُ وَقَالَ الصَّدْرُ الشَّهِيدُ إنَّهُ الصَّوَابُ وَذَكَرَ الْعَلَّامَةُ الْحَلَبِيُّ أَنَّ الظَّاهِرَ أَنَّ مُرَادَهُمْ بِالنَّاظِرِ مَنْ لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمٌ بِشُرُوعِ الْمُصَلِّي فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَحِينَئِذٍ إذَا رَآهُ عَلَى هَذَا الْعَمَلِ وَتَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَهُوَ عَمَلٌ كَثِيرٌ وَإِنْ شَكَّ فَهُوَ قَلِيلٌ

Bahrur Raa’iq, vol. 2, pg. 12, Darul Kitabul Islamiyyah

 

[3]

وَإِذَا ظَهَرَ حَدَثُ إمَامِهِ) وَكَذَا كُلُّ مُفْسِدٍ فِي رَأْيِ مُقْتَدٍ (بَطَلَتْ فَيَلْزَمُ إعَادَتُهَا) لِتَضَمُّنِهَا صَلَاةَ الْمُؤْتَمِّ صِحَّةً وَفَسَادًا

Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 591, Darul Fikr

 

 

 

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