Sunnah of the Headgear (Topee)
Question
Does a man have to wear a hat to perform Salaat?
Is the hat an established Sunnah of Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam at all times?
Answer
It was the constant practice of Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam to perform Salaah with a Head gear (Topee).
Hence, it is Sunnah for males to wear a head gear (Topee) whilst performing Salaah.
2. It is amongst the noble practices of Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam that he covered his head at all times generally with the turban and at times with the hat only. This practise was also adopted by the Sahabah and has remained the practise of the Ummah afterwards. It is only recently that a group arose claiming that covering the head has no place in islam, instead they have relegated it to the place of rituals or customs.
Click on the link below to read up on a booklet Compiled by Mufti Husain Kadodia on this Topic:
http://attahawi.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/crown-of-a-believer.pdf
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
- Answered by
- Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
- Checked by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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