May I recite a sajdah āyah in inaudible prayers?

9 May 2020 · 16 Ramadan 1441 AH1 min readFatwa 45106English

Question

Asalamz. Can you recite a sajdah ayat in Asr prayers? I did it by mistake when I was leading Asr. Please clarify.

Answer

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

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

It is makrūh (disliked) to recite a sajdah āyah in inaudible prayers like ṣalāh al-Ẓuhr and ṣalāh al-ʿAsr, to avoid confusing the congregation.[i]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abrar Habib

Student - Darul Iftaa

New York City, New York, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

13-04-1441|10-12-2019

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[i]

بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (1/ 192)

ويكره للإمام أن يتلو آية السجدة في صلاة يخافت فيها بالقراءة

الاختيار لتعليل المختار - العلمية (1/ 81)

ويكره للإمام أن يقرأها في صلاة المخافتة لئلا يشتبه

الأمر على القوم

المضمرات، ج-٢، ص-٦٣، دار الكتب العلمية

في الشامل البيهقي: ويكره للامام أن يقرأها في صلاة يخافت فثهل، لأن فيه تشويش الصلاة على القوم منهم من يظن أنه ركع، ومنخم من يظن أنه سجد

فتاوى عثمانية، ج-٢، ص-٣٩١

Answered by: Abrar Habib
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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