Jumu`ah Prayer on the day of `Eid

Q 5: this year, two festivals coincided on the same day; Friday and `Eid-ul-Adha (the Festival of the Sacrifice). After praying Salat-ul-`Eid (the Festival Prayer), should we offer Zhuhr (Noon) Prayer instead of Jumu`ah (Friday) Prayer or is it not obligatory on us any more?


(Part No. 8; Page No. 182)  A: It is permissible for anyone who offers Salat-ul-`Eid on Friday not to attend Jumu`ah Prayer on that day, with the exception of the Imam (the one who leads congregational Prayer). He must establish Jumu`ah Prayer with anyone who attends it among those who have or have not offered Salat-ul-`Eid. If no one attends the Jumu`ah Prayer, it does not become obligatory on the Imam and he can pray Zhuhr instead. The evidence is a Hadith related by Abu Dawud in his "Sunan" book of Hadith on the authority of Iyas ibn Abu Ramlah Al-Shamy who said, "I was present when Mu`awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan asked Zayd ibn Arqam, 'Have you witnessed two `Eids (`Eid and Jumu`ah) come on the same day during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)?' He said, 'Yes.' So Mu`awiyah asked, 'What did he do?' He said, 'He offered Salat-ul-`Eid and granted concession in offering the Jumu`ah Prayer, saying: Anyone who wishes to pray it may pray it.'" It is also related by Abu Dawud in his "Sunan" on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Two `Eids (`Eid and Friday) have come on this day. If anyone wishes, (offering the `Eid Prayer) is sufficient for him for offering the Jumu`ah. But we will offer the Jumu`ah Prayer." This shows the concession in offering Jumu`ah Prayer for whoever has prayed Salat-ul-`Eid on the same day. It also shows the Imam is excluded when the Prophet (peace be upon him) said in the Hadith, "But we will offer the Jumu`ah Prayer." It is related by Muslim on the authority of Al-Nu`man ibn Bashir (may Allah be pleased with them both) that "The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to recite in the Jumu`ah and `Eid Prayers: 'Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,' (Surah Al-A`la, 87), and: 'Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?' (Surah Al-Ghashiyah, 88) And when `Eid coincided with Friday, he recited these two (surahs) in both prayers." Anyone who has not attended Jumu`ah Prayer among those who have offered Salat-ul-`Eid (Part No. 8; Page No. 183) has to pray Zhuhr based on the general evidence supporting the obligation of Zhuhr Prayer on anyone who has not prayed Jumu`ah Prayer.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.


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