FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI LI AL-FATAWI SIRI KE-531: SOLAT JUMAAT DALAM MUSAFIR
Is Friday prayer obligatory while travelling?
Short answer
Friday prayer is not obligatory for a traveller, since residency is one of the conditions that make it compulsory.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Friday prayer is not obligatory for a traveller, since residency is one of the conditions that make it compulsory. This is the view of the majority of scholars, based on the Prophet's practice of not performing Friday prayer while travelling. If travellers do perform it, their prayer is valid and need not be made up. The fatwa notes that some scholars, such as Ibn Hazm and al-Bukhari, held it to be obligatory, and it recommends combining the Zuhr and Asr prayers.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak wajib ditunaikan solat Jumaat ke atas orang yang sedang bermusafir.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI LI AL-FATAWI SIRI KE-531: SOLAT JUMAAT DALAM MUSAFIR”, 17 February 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1020-al-kafi-li-al-fatawi-siri-ke-531-solat-jumaat-dalam-musafir. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/friday-prayer-ruling-while-travelling/