Crying In Salaah
Question
If one is reading Aayaat concerning parents, and cries due to his parents having passed away, does his Salaah break?
Answer
If a person cries and a sound is heard, then his Salaah will be broken if a word is formulated. However, if a person cries and no sound is heard, then his Salaah is not broken.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
(وَالْبُكَاءُ بِصَوْتٍ) يَحْصُلُ بِهِ حُرُوفٌ (لِوَجَعٍ أَوْ مُصِيبَةٍ)… وَإِنْ حَصَلَ حُرُوفٌ لِلضَّرُورَةِ (لَا لِذِكْرِ جَنَّةٍ أَوْ نَارٍ)
(الدر المختار مع رد المحتار 1/619)
قَالَ فِي النَّهْرِ: أَمَّا خُرُوجُ الدَّمْعِ بِلَا صَوْتٍ أَوْ صَوْتٍ لَا حَرْفَ مَعَهُ فَغَيْرُ مُفْسِدٍ
(رد المحتار على الدر المختار 1/619)
- Answered by
- Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Ifta Ibn Masood. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta directly.