FatwaPenangPrayer (Salah)
SEMBAHYANG JUMAAT
What did the Penang Syariah Committee decide on the distance between mosques, valid excuses and the conditions for Friday prayer?
Short answer
No distance between two mosques is required, and Friday prayer may be held in each village with a different name.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
No distance between two mosques is required, and Friday prayer may be held in each village with a different name. A person may be exempted from Friday prayer if any one of the recognised excuses exists. Coercion by an employer, where going against it may cause the person's rights to lapse, can be counted as an excuse. The decision also pardons the absence of a mosque whose Friday call to prayer is audible without a loudspeaker, and states it is not permitted where the conditions for a valid Friday prayer are insufficient.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jarak di antara dua (2) buah masjid itu tidak dikehendaki tetapi boleh didirikan Jumaat pada tiap-tiap kampung yang berlainan nama.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “SEMBAHYANG JUMAAT”, 20 October 1976. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1003. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/penang-fatwa-friday-prayer-rulings/