Home
Discover Islam
Quran Recitations
Lectures
Fatwa
Articles
Fiqh
E-Books
Women
Boys & Girls 
Enter Question
View By Subject
Fatwa Of The Week
Selected Fatwa
Fatwa CenterPraying the Obligatory Prayer alone without Iqaamah
Question
Can I offer Fard (compulsory) Salah alone without saying Iqamat? What is the ruling regarding such Iqamat? Is it compulsory (Fard) to say it when one is praying alone? Is the Salah invalid if I don't say it? Please reply in the light of Qur'an and Sunnah.
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad 
is His slave and Messenger.
The Iqaamah is a recommended Sunnah. The Prayer can be performed without it, but it is disliked as it is an Islamic ritual. Some scholars are even of the view that the Muslim should not leave it and if he leaves it, he does something wrong. But performing it does not reach the level of obligation. The evidence for this is the Hadeeth of the man who did an invalid Prayer and the Prophet told him how to perform the Prayer. The Prophet did not tell him to call the Athaan or the Iqamah although he taught him in detail what to do when praying. He started by telling him to perform ablution and direct his face to the Qiblah but he did not mention the Athaan or the Iqaamah. So, it is not an obligation, but it is highly recommended by the Sharee’ah.
For more benefit on praying without the Athaan or Iqaamah, please refer to Fataawa 82492 and 312118.
Allah knows best.
Search Fatwa
Fatwa Subject
