DIFFERENCE OF VIEWS IN PERFORMING SOLAT

AMONG FUQAHA
DR. MOHD HAPIZ MAHAIYADIN
4 ISSUES TO DISCUSS

Position of niat (intention)

Placing hand after takbiratul ihram

Reciting Fatihah in congregational prayer

Reciting Qunut in Subuh prayer

EVIDENCE OF POSITION OF NIAT (INTENTION)
POSITION OF NIAT WHEN PERFORMING SOLAT

Mazahibs Views
Hanafiyyah and Hanabilah and Malikiyyah Intention is one of the conditions of prayer
Syafi’iyyah and Half of Malikiyyah Intention is one of the pillars of prayer

Preferred view : It is recommended to combine the intention with the takbeer of Ihram as a way out of the
dispute (khuruj min al-khilaf), It is not correct for the intention to be delayed from the opening takbeer
MALIKIYYAH VIEW

 The Malikis said that the intention must be specified in the obligatory prayer, that the
worshiper intends the noon or afternoon prayer and others, and if he does not intend
to do so, his prayer is not valid.

 The Malikis said that the intention is obligatory in the confirmed Sunnahs, such as
the Witr prayer, the two Eids, the eclipse, and the rain, and they stipulated it in the
Sunnah of Fajr.

 As for the rest of the solat rawatib such as the Duha prayer, the Tarawih prayer, and
the Tahajjud, it is sufficient for the one who has the absolute intention to pray
SYAFI’IYYAH VIEW
 The Shafi’is said that it is obligatory to specify the intention in the sunat prayer at a specific time,
such as the regular Sunnah prayers (rawatib) and the Duha prayer, which has a reason such as the
prayer for rain (Istisqa’).
 The Shafi’is elaborated on the issue of the intention of the obligatory prayer, and they said that it
has four conditions, which are:
 (1) The intention of the obligatory prayer, and the meaning is that the worshiper intends in his
intention the obligatory prayer.
 (2) The intention of the act of prayer, and the meaning is to evoke the actions of prayer, even if
in its entirety, and this is to distinguish prayer from other actions.
 (3) is to determine the time of noon, afternoon or sunset.
 (4) is accompanying the intention and comparing it to any part of the opening takbeer, and
missing one of these conditions invalidates the intention and leads to invalidity of prayer
according to Shafi’is.
HANABILAH VIEW

 It is necessary to specify the time in the intention of the obligatory prayer,

such as intending to pray Maghrib, Fajr or Friday, and it is not sufficient
with the intention of the absolute sunat prayer, and it is not necessary to
add to that.

 The Hanbalis said that it is necessary to specify the intention in the

regular Sunnah (Rawatib) prayers and Tarawih prayers, and that it is not
necessary to specify it in the absolute sunat (sunat mutlaq), so the
absolute intention for prayer is sufficient in it.
HANAFIYYAH VIEW

 The Hanafis said that it is obligatory for the muslim to know the premise of the
five daily prayers.
 As for the manner of intention in the obligatory prayer, it is that the worshiper
knows in his heart that the prayer he does is the noon prayer, afternoon prayer,
sunset prayer, dinner or morning prayer, and he does not have to intend the noon
prayer today or the time, as well as for the rest of the obligatory prayers, just
specifying the time is sufficient without additional others specific intention such
as Syafi’iyyah
 As for the sunat prayer, the Hanafi school has said that it is not necessary to
specify the sunat prayer, whether it is a Sunnah or not.
PLACING HAND AFTER TAKBIRATUL IHRAM
Mazahibs Views
The majority of scholars
Hanafi, Syafi’i and Hanbali

First View

2nd View

Ibn al-Zubayr, Hasan al-Basri, Malik

(Malikiyyah)

Al-Awza’iy

Preferred view
THE EVIDENCES OF DISCUSSED ISSUE