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Is It Permissible To Perform Salatul Hajah For A Non-Muslim?

· 28 Jumada I 1434 AH1 min readFatwa 25072English

Question

Can i offer salatul hajah for a non-muslim because I want him to become a muslim?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Salatul Hajjah is to seek the help of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala regarding a certain task to be accomplished or asking Allah to remove a certain calamity which a person has been afflicted with.

Hence, it is permissible for you to perform Salatul Hajah for a non-Muslim so that Allah may guide him onto His Deen. [1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abdul Hannan Nizami,
Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] وأما صلاة الحاجة فتارة تكون لأمر نزل أو سينزل وهذا الأمر معنى يراد تحصيله أو دفعه (حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح، ص397، دار الكتب العلمية)

(مسائل رفعت قاسمي، ج2ص248، حامد كتب خانه)

Answered by
Abdul Hannan Nizami
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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