FatwaPerakPrayer (Salah)
Adakah boleh diambil kira pekerja-pekerja yang baru berpindah ke qaryah sebagai penduduk tetap untuk menunaikan solat Jumaat? Adakah anak-anak asal yang merantau menimba ilmu turut dikira sebagai jemaah Jumaat?
Are workers who have newly moved to a village, and native sons studying away from home, counted toward the Friday prayer quorum?
Short answer
According to the Shafi'i scholars cited in this answer, the quorum of 40 for a valid Friday prayer must consist of permanent residents, and travellers are not counted.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
According to the Shafi'i scholars cited in this answer, the quorum of 40 for a valid Friday prayer must consist of permanent residents, and travellers are not counted. Permanent residence is a condition for the validity of Friday prayer, not a condition for its obligation. The imam must wait until enough resident congregants are present. If there are not enough, they perform the Zuhr prayer or attend Friday prayer in another village, for those who are resident.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak sah solat jumaat sekiranya bilangan 40 orang termasuk orang yang bermusafir. 40 orang itu hendaklah dalam kalangan penduduk tetap (bermastautin), kerana tinggal tetap adalah syarat sah solat Jumaat dan bukan syarat wajib solat Jumaat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Adakah boleh diambil kira pekerja-pekerja yang baru berpindah ke qaryah sebagai penduduk tetap untuk menunaikan solat Jumaat? Adakah anak-anak asal yang merantau menimba ilmu turut dikira sebagai jemaah Jumaat?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#account-1. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/newly-moved-workers-counted-friday-prayer-quorum/