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