If 'Eid Al-Fitr or Eid Al-Adha fell on Friday

[Ummruzeeh]

Salaam sisters, this was sent to me and i thought it to be very helpful so i wanted to share.  Inshallah the source is correct/accurate. Ameen

 

 

Question:

If Eid falls on Friday must one pray Jumah?  In this case what should be done? Should we pray Zuhr if we dont offer the Friday prayer, or is there no requirement for it if we do not perform the Friday prayer?

 

Answer:

Whoever prayed the Eid prayer on Friday, it is permitted for him not to attend the Friday prayer on that day, except for the Imam, for he is obliged to perform it for whoever wishes to attend it -be they from among those who attended the Eid prayer , or those who did not attend it . If no one attends the Friday prayer , he is relieved of its obligation and he should offer the Zhur prayer. In saying this, the scholars cite as evidence the narration of Abu Dawud in his Sunan, on the authority of Iyyas bin Abi Ramlah Ash-Shami, who said : I witnessed Mu'awiyyah bin Abi Sufyan, may Allah be pleased with him , asking Zaid bin Arqam: Did you witness two Eids falling on the same day with the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhe was salaam ? He said : Yes . He asked : " And what did he do ? He replied : " He offered the Eid prayer , then he gave permission for those who wished, to perform the Friday prayer , saying : Whoever wants to pray, then let him pray . (Abu Dawud no . 1070) Also cited as evidence is the narration of Abu Dawud in his Sunan, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhe was salaam , which states that he said : Two Eids have fallen on this day, so whoever wished, it will siffice him instead of the Friday prayer; and we are offering the Friday prayer.( Abu Dawud no

1074) This proves that it is allowed on Fridays for those who have attended the Eid prayer not to perform the Friday prayer , but that the Imam is not excused, because he sallallahu alayhe was salaam said : And we are offering the Friday prayer. Also cited as evidence is the narration of Muslim, on the authority of An-Nu'man bin Bashir, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet sallallahu alayhe was salaam used to recite Surah Al-A'la and Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the Eid prayers and the Friday prayers and he might have prayed both of them one day and recited them in both prayers ( Muslim no

878) So whoever does not attend the Friday prayer from among those who have prayed the Eid prayer, he must pray it as Zhur , in accordance with the evidences which prove that it is obligatory to offer the Zhur prayer for those who do not attend the Friday Prayer . And may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet, Muhammad and upon his family and Companions.

 

Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts

 

Fatawa Ismaiyah Vol. 2 Pgs 453-454

[muhajjirah]

hmm interesting, inshaAllah im going to ask about this around  here and find out more. question for the men who must pray in the masjid if they are close enough to the athan though- how do they fulfill their duties to pray in congregation if they are excused from praying jummuah? i need to research this and if i find anything else out ill post..does anyone else know about this??

jazakAllah kheir sis for posting.

muhajjirah

[proud2bmom3]

wa alaikum assalaam sisters. jazaaki Allahu khaiarn sister Ummruzeeh,

sister Muhajjirah, yes, this is a correct ruling, Insha' Allah, especially in the Hanbali math-hab ( Allah knows best)

subhana Allah , my husband and I were just discussing this yesterday..:)

here is another fatwa to the same effect:

What should be done if Eid coincides with Friday

If Eid al-Fitr coincides with Friday, is it permissible for me to pray the Eid prayer and not to pray Jumu’ah or vice versa?

Praise be to Allaah.

If the day of Eid coincides with Friday, then whoever prays Eid with the imaam does not have to attend Jumu’ah (it is not obligatory on him); in his case it becomes Sunnah. If he does not pray Jumu’ah, he has to pray Zuhr. This is in the case of people other than the imaam. As for the imaam, he has to be present for Jumu’ah and lead those Muslims who attend the prayer. The Jumu’ah prayer should not be forsaken completely on this day.

Shaykh Saalih ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan

[Miyyah]

As salamu alaiki...

Just alittle side note..for the one who doesn not pray EID prayer...its still obligatory upon him to pray Jumu'ah.... 

[muhajjirah]

Quoting proud2bmom3:

wa alaikum assalaam sisters. jazaaki Allahu khaiarn sister Ummruzeeh,

sister Muhajjirah, yes, this is a correct ruling, Insha' Allah, especially in the Hanbali math-hab ( Allah knows best)

subhana Allah , my husband and I were just discussing this yesterday..:)

here is another fatwa to the same effect:

What should be done if Eid coincides with Friday

If Eid al-Fitr coincides with Friday, is it permissible for me to pray the Eid prayer and not to pray Jumu’ah or vice versa?

Praise be to Allaah.

If the day of Eid coincides with Friday, then whoever prays Eid with the imaam does not have to attend Jumu’ah (it is not obligatory on him); in his case it becomes Sunnah. If he does not pray Jumu’ah, he has to pray Zuhr. This is in the case of people other than the imaam. As for the imaam, he has to be present for Jumu’ah and lead those Muslims who attend the prayer. The Jumu’ah prayer should not be forsaken completely on this day.

Shaykh Saalih ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan

jazakallah kheir sis proud :-) so does that mean they are excused from praying in a congregation for friday duhr- can they just pray it alone in their home, at work or wherever is that permissible even if the masjid the adhan for the jummuah khutba and salah can be heard?

[Ummruzeeh]

• Salaam sister, Allah knows our intentions and in every situation, we attempt to do our best. It is not to make it difficult on us, instead he provides ease and comfort. So in this case, if the Eid Salaah is performed, then yes it is ok for you to pray Dhur on your own and it is therefore considered sunnah if you do both. And Allah knows best. 
  

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  jazakallah kheir sis proud :-) so does that mean they are excused from praying in a congregation for friday duhr- can they just pray it alone in their home, at work or wherever is that permissible even if the masjid the adhan for the jummuah khutba and salah can be heard? 

  
  
  
  
  

[muhajjirah]

Quoting Ummruzeeh:

• Salaam sister, Allah knows our intentions and in every situation, we attempt to do our best. It is not to make it difficult on us, instead he provides ease and comfort. So in this case, if the Eid Salaah is performed, then yes it is ok for you to pray Dhur on your own and it is therefore considered sunnah if you do both. And Allah knows best. 
  

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  jazakallah kheir sis proud :-) so does that mean they are excused from praying in a congregation for friday duhr- can they just pray it alone in their home, at work or wherever is that permissible even if the masjid the adhan for the jummuah khutba and salah can be heard?
  

• jazakAllah kheir sister, but this ruling only applies to men because it is never haram for a woman to pray in her home. my question was for a man if he does not pray jummuah at the masjid because he prayed salat-al eid in the morning, does this mean he is allowed to pray by himself in his home or elsewhere   AND not in congregation with other brothers in his home EVEN if he hears the adhan at the masjid nearby? also are there examples of companions or of the tabieen who've done this?
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•  not trying to make it difficult, just trying to understand because i had never heard of this before and i did greatly appreciate what sis. proud had posted, so now im just looking for clarifications.