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Should a Man Cover His Head In Salah?

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Question:

What is the stance of Shafi’i madhhab on the covering of the head with a kufi/hat during salah? Is it obligatory, encouraged, mustahhab, etc.?

Answer:

Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,

According to Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, uncovering the head (for a man, non-pilgrim) is disliked [makruh] in prayer, as is found in Tuhfat al-Muhtaj vol. 2, pg. 162.  Shaykh Sulayman al-Kurdi related it in al-Hawashy al-Madaniyyah vol. 1, pg. 296 too.

And, Allah knows best.

Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.

وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله تعالى وبركاته،
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين. وبعد:
يكره كشف الرأس في الصلاة عند ابن حجر الهيتمي كما في التحفة ج 2، ص 162. ونقله الشيخ سليمان الكردي في الحواشي المدنية ج 1، ص 296.
والله تعالى أعلم بالصواب.

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