Fatwa ID: 08952
Answered by Maulana Iqtidar Ahmed
Question:
Someone read jumma straight afterwards he realised didn’t have wudu, does he have to try to read jumma elsewhere later on, or just read zohar?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
First of all, thank you for your question.
Wudu is an integral and important part of prayer – one of its preconditions.
As for your question, if possible, one may look for Jummah somewhere else, otherwise he is to pray Dhuhr. [1]
Thus, one may read Dhuhr if they are unable to pray Jummah.
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Maulana Iqtidar Ahmed
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1] Ibn Abidin, Radd Al-Muhtar Ala Ad-Durr Al-Mukhtar, vol 2, p.137, Kitab As-Salah (Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya).
فرض الوقت عندنا الظهر لا الجمعة ولكن قد أمر بالجمعة لإسقاط الظهر