FatwaPerlisPrayer (Salah)
Fatwa Tentang Bilangan Jemaah Jumaat
What is the minimum number of attendees required for a valid Friday prayer?
Short answer
The Perlis fatwa states that there is no authentic and explicit evidence fixing a minimum number for the Friday congregation.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa Negeri Perlis
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Perlis fatwa states that there is no authentic and explicit evidence fixing a minimum number for the Friday congregation. The opinion it adopts is at least three men upon whom Friday prayer is obligatory, including the imam, because in Arabic usage and custom three already meets the meaning of a plural. The prayer is also conditioned on being held in a settled residential area, and the permission of the ruling authority should be taken into account.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pendapat yang dipilih oleh Jawatankuasa Fatwa untuk sah solat Jumaat ialah sekurang-kurangnya tiga orang lelaki yang diwajibkan Jumaat termasuk imam.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perlis State Mufti Department. “Fatwa Tentang Bilangan Jemaah Jumaat”, date not stated. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/himpunan-fatwa-negeri/1550-fatwa-tentang-bilangan-jemaah-jumaat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/minimum-number-friday-prayer-congregation/