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TAHQIQ AL-MASA’IL SIRI KE-5 : HUKUM SOLAT JUMAAT JIKA BERTEMBUNG DENGAN HARI RAYA
Is the Friday prayer still obligatory for men when Friday coincides with a festival day?
Short answer
The early scholars divided into two views: Friday prayer remains obligatory, or it is not obligatory.
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
- Tahqiq al-Masail
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The early scholars divided into two views: Friday prayer remains obligatory, or it is not obligatory. The first view is held by the majority, including Imam Malik, Imam Abu Hanifah and Imam al-Shafi'i, relying among other things on the athar of Uthman. Under this view, townspeople (ahl al-balad) must still perform Friday prayer, while villagers (ahl al-qura) may choose between Friday prayer or Zuhr, and this is the established position of the Shafi'i school. The default ruling is that Friday prayer is an individual obligation on men who are adult, sane, free, resident, healthy and without excuse, while the festival prayer is a confirmed sunnah according to the majority.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pendapat pertama: Solat Jumaat tetap wajib dilaksanakan.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “TAHQIQ AL-MASA’IL SIRI KE-5 : HUKUM SOLAT JUMAAT JIKA BERTEMBUNG DENGAN HARI RAYA”, 31 August 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/tahqiq-al-masail/678-tahqiq-al-masa-il-siri-ke-5-hukum-solat-jumaat-jika-bertembung-dengan-hari-raya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/friday-prayer-when-coinciding-with-eid/