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.

(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)

ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali

Date: 28 Jumaadal-Ulaa 1447 / 19 November 2025

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:

Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb