FatwaPenangPrayer (Salah)
SOLAT JUMAAT DI BANGUNAN SURAU HOSPITAL PULAU PINANG, KARIAH SHEIKH YUSUF, DAERAH TIMUR LAUT.
Is it permissible to hold Friday prayers at the surau of Penang Hospital within the Sheikh Yusuf parish, Northeast District?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee decided not to permit Friday prayers at the hospital surau, as it would create two Friday prayer venues within a single parish.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee decided not to permit Friday prayers at the hospital surau, as it would create two Friday prayer venues within a single parish. A condition for valid Friday prayers is that there be no multiple Friday congregations in one parish, unless the residents are numerous and gathering in one place is difficult, and then only as far as needed. If multiple Friday prayers are held without need, the one that began first is valid, while the others are invalid and must be replaced with the Zohor prayer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak bersetuju untuk memberi kebenaran bagi mendirikan Solat Jumaat di Bangunan Surau Hospital Pulau Pinang, Kariah Sheikh Yusuf, Daerah Timur Laut kerana tidak menepati kehendak Syarak bagi mewujudkan dua tempat solat Jumaat di dalam satu kariah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “SOLAT JUMAAT DI BANGUNAN SURAU HOSPITAL PULAU PINANG, KARIAH SHEIKH YUSUF, DAERAH TIMUR LAUT.”, 29 March 2012. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=365. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/friday-prayer-penang-hospital-surau/