FatwaNegeri SembilanPrayer (Salah)
TIdak dapat solat Jumaat
Is the Friday prayer obligation waived for someone working abroad who lives far from a mosque and has transport problems?
Short answer
Skipping the Friday prayer without a valid shariah excuse is forbidden and sinful.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab Agama
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Skipping the Friday prayer without a valid shariah excuse is forbidden and sinful. Valid excuses include illness, rain that makes travel difficult, living too far from a mosque, being a traveller, caring for a sick person who has no other carer, and fearing for oneself or one's property from enemies or oppressors. For the questioner in the Philippines under these circumstances, the Friday prayer obligation is waived, but the Zuhr prayer remains obligatory.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum meninggalkan solat Jumaat tanpa keuzuran syarak adalah haram dan berdosa.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “TIdak dapat solat Jumaat”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/soaljawab/tidak-dapat-solat-jumaat/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/friday-prayer-waived-living-far-from-mosque/