What should I do when my topi falls in salaah
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
If a person’s topi (hat) falls off while praying salaah, it should not be picked up while being in qiyaam (standing up position) or ruku (bowing position) since this can be regarded as amal katheer (excessive actions) which will nullify a person’s salaah. However, if a person’s topi is besides his head in sajdah and is replaced on the head without amal katheer (excessive actions) e.g. with one hand, then that will not only be permissible but is preferred.
And Allah Ta`ala knows best
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed
Concurred by,
Mufti Hanif Patel (UK)
الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (1/ 641)
وَلَوْ سَقَطَتْ قَلَنْسُوَتُهُ فَإِعَادَتُهَا أَفْضَلُ إلَّا إذَا احْتَاجَتْ لِتَكْوِيرٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ كَثِيرٍ
الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (1/ 641)
(قَوْلُهُ وَلَوْ سَقَطَتْ قَلَنْسُوَتُهُ إلَخْ) هِيَ مَا يُلْبَسُ فِي الرَّأْسِ كَمَا فِي شَرْحِ الْمُنْيَةِ وَلَفْظُ قَلَنْسُوَتِهِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ بَعْضِ النُّسَخِ، الْمَسْأَلَةُ ذَكَرَهَا فِي شَرْحِ الْمُنْيَةِ فِيمَا يُفْسِدُ الصَّلَاةَ عَنْ الْحُجَّةِ، وَفِي الدُّرَرِ عَنْ التَّتَارْخَانِيَّة: وَالظَّاهِرُ أَنَّ أَفْضَلِيَّةَ إعَادَتِهَا حَيْثُ لَمْ يَقْصِدْ بِتَرْكِهَا التَّذَلُّلَ عَلَى مَا مَرَّ