Dua in English
Question
In my local masjid,they are praying Witr as two plus one. In last Rakaat Imam recite the dooa in Arabic and English. My question is can Imam make dooa in English too while in last Rakkat of Witr Wajeeb??
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is makruh tahrimi to make Dua whilst in Salah in any language other than Arabic. If one has done so, the Salah will have to be repeated.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Tareque Ahmed
Student Darul Iftaa
New York, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
اس میں تین قول ہیں، حرام ، مکروہ تحریمی، مکروہ تنزیہی، کراہت تحریمیہ کا قول راجح و اوسط، لہذا اس نماز کا اعادہ واجب ہے- احسن الفتاوي 3/432
الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (1/ 521)
وَلَا يَبْعُدُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الدُّعَاءُ بِالْفَارِسِيَّةِ مَكْرُوهًا تَحْرِيمًا فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَتَنْزِيهًا خَارِجَهَا
- Answered by
- Tareque Ahmed
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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