Will Jumu’ah Salah Be Necessary If Eid Falls On A Friday?

Fatwa ID: 09214

 

 

Answered by Mufti Yusuf Badshah

 

Question:

 

If Eid takes place on Friday, Jumuah is still necessary. 

Jumuah is Fardh & Eid is wajib. 

You don’t leave a Fardh for a wajib.

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer:

 

Correct. Eid and Jumu’ah occur at different times, and thus there is no reason why the obligation to perform Eid Salah would contradict with the obligation to perform Jumu’ah on Friday, nor is there sufficient evidence that only one of them is required.[1-4]

 

Thus, should Eid fall on a Friday, one must pray both Eid and Jumu’ah Salah.

 

 

Only Allah ﷻ knows best.

Written by Mufti Yusuf Badshah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

 

References:

 

[1] 

بَابُ الْجُمُعَةِ

مُنَاسَبَتُهُ لِلسَّفَرِ أَنَّ فِي كُلٍّ مِنْهُمَا تَنْصِيفَ الصَّلَاةِ ابْتِدَاءً لِعَارِضٍ لَكِنَّهُ هُنَا فِي خَاصٍّ، وَهُوَ الظُّهْرُ

Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 136, Darul Fikr

 

(وَوَقْتُهَا مِنْ الِارْتِفَاعِ) قَدْرَ رُمْحٍ فَلَا تَصِحُّ قَبْلَهُ بَلْ تَكُونُ نَفْلًا مُحَرَّمًا (إلَى الزَّوَالِ) بِإِسْقَاطِ الْغَايَةِ

Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 171, Darul Fikr

 

[2] 

(تَجِبُ صَلَاتُهُمَا) فِي الْأَصَحِّ (عَلَى مَنْ تَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ الْجُمُعَةُ بِشَرَائِطِهَا) الْمُتَقَدِّمَةِ (سِوَى الْخُطْبَةِ) فَإِنَّهَا سُنَّةٌ بَعْدَهَا

Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 166, Darul Fikr

 

[3] 

بَابُ الْجُمُعَةِ

بِتَثْلِيثِ الْمِيمِ وَسُكُونِهَا (هِيَ فَرْضُ) عَيْنٍ

Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 136, Darul Fikr

 

[4]

(قَوْلُهُ عَنْ مَذْهَبِ الْغَيْرِ) أَيْ مَذْهَبِ غَيْرِنَا أَمَّا مَذْهَبُنَا فَلُزُومُ كُلٍّ مِنْهُمَا. قَالَ فِي الْهِدَايَةِ نَاقِلًا عَنْ الْجَامِعِ الصَّغِيرِ: عِيدَانِ اجْتَمَعَا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ فَالْأَوَّلُ سُنَّةٌ وَالثَّانِي فَرِيضَةٌ وَلَا يُتْرَكُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا اهـ

قَالَ فِي الْمِعْرَاجِ: احْتَرَزَ بِهِ قَوْلُ عَطَاءٍ تَجْزِي صَلَاةُ الْعِيدِ عَنْ الْجُمُعَةِ وَمِثْلُهُ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْبَرِّ سُقُوطُ الْجُمُعَةِ بِالْعِيدِ مَهْجُورٌ. وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ فِي أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ وَمَنْ لَا تَجِبُ عَلَيْهِمْ الْجُمُعَةُ. اهـ

Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 166, Darul Fikr

 

 

 

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