Jumu'ah
Jumu'ah is the Friday congregational prayer, performed in place of the regular midday prayer and preceded by a khutbah. The Qur'an describes it as a time to set trade aside and hasten to the remembrance of God. Who it is required of is a recurring question in fatwas.
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What is the ruling regarding someone who prayed Jumu'ah for years with the intention of Dhuhr or Jumu'ah Dhuhr due to his ignorance of its correct designation, despite his knowledge that it is only two rak'ahs? And what is the validity of praying Dhuhr four rak'ahs after Jumu'ah prayer, claiming that Jumu'ah is an independent prayer?
The fundamental principle is that the intention for Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) is obligatory. Whoever intends to pray Dhuhr (noon prayer) will not have that suffice for Jumu'ah. However, if the worshippers intended…
What should a student do if prayer times at the university conflict with lecture or exam times, especially if the university does not respect Jumu'ah prayer times?
Studying is not an excuse to miss Jumu'ah prayer. Students should discuss with the university administration to organize study times in a way that does not conflict with Jumu'ah prayer. If the administration does not…
Is it a Dhuhr prayer or a Jumu'ah prayer that one who missed the Jumu'ah prayer should pray, and does the ruling differ between men and women, slaves and travelers? And what is the opinion of Sheikh Al-Albani on this?
Whoever misses the Friday prayer, whether due to a legitimate excuse or without one, or whoever is not obligated to attend it, such as women, travelers, and desert dwellers, should pray it as Dhuhr, four rak'ahs. This…
Questions that use it
Is it true that it has been authentically narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said one should not pray Jumu'ah and Dhuhr if Eid falls on a Friday, or is this statement refuted? And what is the evidence for that?
Is it permissible to pray Dhuhr after Jumu'ah prayer in a town that has more than thirty-five mosques where Jumu'ah is held?
Should the ruler be obeyed if he commands that the Prayer for Rain (Salat al-Istisqa') be performed immediately after the Friday Prayer (Salat al-Jumu'ah) in the mosque, so that they pray Jumu'ah and then perform the two rak'ahs of Istisqa' thereafter?