Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Can we read the Fard of Asr Salaah while sitting?

Published as Salaah on a boat or ship

· 27 Muharram 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

There are ten of us planning a fishing trip in Durban together. We will be out at sea during one salaah of Asr. The boat is so small that we can only sit and fish. We are unable to walk around, or make a Jamaat. Can we read the Fard of Asr Salaah while sitting?

Answer

It will be permissible to perform Salaah whilst sitting in a ship or boat, according to Imaam Abu Hanifa Rahimahullah.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قال شمس الأئمة والحاكم رحمهما الله في «شرحه» : وهذه المسألة شهدت لأبي حنيفة رحمه الله: فيمن ترك القيام في السفينة وصلى قاعداً تجوز صلاته، فيقول: كما لم يصر صاحب السفينة والملاح مقيماً فيها وإن أمكنه المقام فيها، فكذلك تجوز صلاة القاعد فيها وإن أمكنه القيام. (المحيط الترهاني ص60 ج2)

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Mufti Mohammed Desai
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