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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-511: HUKUM JUAL BELI KETIKA WAKTU JUMAAT DI MUSIM COVID-19
Is buying and selling permitted during Friday prayer time in the COVID-19 period, when the Movement Control Order has closed mosques for Friday prayers?
Short answer
The prohibition on trading at Friday prayer time applies to adult male Muslims who are obliged to attend Friday prayers.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The prohibition on trading at Friday prayer time applies to adult male Muslims who are obliged to attend Friday prayers. It runs from the second call to prayer, when the imam sits on the pulpit, until the prayer ends. Trading is not forbidden before the sun passes its zenith or after the prayer, and those exempt from Friday prayer are not bound by the ban. The ruling's reason is that trading distracts a person from hastening to the mosque, and the text sets this out as the basis for assessing the situation under the Movement Control Order.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sekiranya dua orang lelaki yang tidak diwajibkan solat Jumaat melakukan transaksi jual beli sesama mereka berdua, maka ia tidak diharamkan pada masa Jumaat dan tidak pula makruh.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-511: HUKUM JUAL BELI KETIKA WAKTU JUMAAT DI MUSIM COVID-19”, 8 May 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4505-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-511-hukum-jual-beli-ketika-waktu-jumaat-di-musim-covid-19. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-trading-during-friday-prayer-covid-19/