❖ What is the Ruling on Blowing During Prayer? ❖
Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
Question:
What is the ruling on blowing (or making such sounds) during prayer?
Answer:
Without necessity, it is not permissible to make sounds or blow during prayer. Tranquility and calmness are obligatory in prayer.
❀ Ḥāfiẓ Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr رحمه الله (d. 463H) said:
أجمع العلماء على كراهية النفخ فى الصلاة.
“The scholars are unanimous that blowing during prayer is disliked (makrūh).”
(Al-Tamhīd: 14/157)
However, blowing in prayer does not invalidate the prayer. Similarly, if one yawns during prayer and a sound escapes, it is certainly disliked but does not nullify the prayer.
✅ Conclusion:
Blowing or making unnecessary sounds in prayer is disliked but does not invalidate the prayer. Calmness and tranquility must be maintained throughout.
