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بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Thursday, 29 October 2026 Thursday, 18 Jumd al-l 1448 AH
Hadith of the Day: الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى "The giving hand is better than the receiving hand." — Bukhari, Muslim
Prayers & Duties | Asked Oct 28, 2026 | 2 min read

Shohar Ka Biwi Ko Namaz Parhana Aur Iqamat Ka Hukm

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Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, Mufti Sahab. Mera ek sawal hai: Kya miya-biwi ek saath nafl namaz ada kar sakte hain, jismein shohar imamat karwaye aur biwi unke peeche namaz padhe? Aur kya Tahajjud ki namaz bhi isi tarah jamaat ke saath ada karna jaaiz hai? JazakAllahu Khairan.

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Walekumussalam,

Shohar Ka Biwi Ko Namaz Parhana

Farz Namazon Mein

Shohar apni biwi ki farz namazon mein imamat kar sakta hai, aur biwi uski iqtida kar sakti hai, basharte ke biwi shohar ke peeche khari ho. Biwi shohar ki imamat nahi kar sakti, khwah farz ho ya nafl.

Farz namazon mein shohar imam banega aur biwi uske peeche khari hogi; barabar ya saamne khare hone se jamaat durust nahi hogi.

Ghar mein sirf miyaan-biwi ki jamaat jaiz hai, magar mard ke liye bila uzr-e-shar'i masjid ki jamaat chhor kar ghar mein jamaat karna munasib nahi; masjid ki jamaat afzal hai.

Agar masjid ki jamaat reh jaye, safar ho, beemari ya koi aur shar'i uzr ho, to ghar mein biwi ke saath jamaat karna durust aur tanha farz parhne se behtar hai.

Nawafil Mein

Nawafil ki jamaat bhi jaiz hai; shohar imam hoga aur biwi peeche khari hogi.

Tahum nawafil ki jamaat baqaidah ya alal-elan karna aam taur par khilaf-e-awla samjha jata hai; ghar mein mahaz miyaan-biwi ke darmiyan nafl ki jamaat mein koi haraj nahi.

Nawafil ke liye azaan aur iqamat mashru nahi, is liye tahajjud ya kisi nafl ke liye azaan ya iqamat nahi karni chahiye.

Tahajjud Ka Hukm

Tahajjud nafl namaz hai, is liye shohar aur biwi ise jamaat se parh sakte hain; shohar imam hoga aur biwi uske peeche khari hogi.

Tahajjud mein jamaat ke saath jahri namaz ki tarah buland awaaz se qiraat karna durust hai, magar awaaz itni ho ke sirf muqtadi sunein aur sone walon ya mareezon ko takleef na ho.

Tahajjud ke liye azaan ya iqamat nahi hogi, kyunke yeh nafl namaz hai.

Aham Shart: Saf

Biwi ke qadam shohar ke qadmon se peeche hon. Agar biwi shohar ke bilkul barabar khari ho jaye to jamaat durust nahi hogi; albatta agar qad lamba hone ki wajah se sajde mein sar aage ho jaye to qadmon ke peeche hone par namaz durust hai.

Iqamat Ka Hukm

Agar miyaan-biwi farz namaz jamaat ke saath parh rahe hon, to iqamat shohar hi kahega. Agar aurat iqamat kahe to Hanafi fiqh ke mutabiq uski iqamat makruh hogi, albatta iqamat ada ho jayegi.

Wallahu A'alam bissawab.

Answered by

Mufti Tosif Qasmi

Daurah-e-Hadith (Fazil), Darul Uloom Deoband · Specialization in Fiqh & Ifta (Grade A), Jamea Tul Hidaya, Jaipur

October 28, 2026

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