I wanted to know if the Juma prayers are still Fard on a person under the following condition
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
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As
Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah`s Peace,
Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
I wanted
to know if the Juma prayers are still Fard on a person under
the following condition: I work on juma
day from and i am unable to leave to
have a break. I have asked for even leave but they are not happy to give. In
these circumstances i dont know what to do. I would be very
thankful if you can guide me the right
path. I haven't prayed for last three and half months and the guilt is increasing day by day. my timing of work are
from 8.30 -11.30 and pm.
Awaiting
for your reply brother.
Your Brother
perth,
Australia
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Answer:
Working on Friday Jumua
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 62 Surah
Jumua verses 9-11:
9 O ye who believe! When the
call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly) hasten earnestly
to the Remembrance of Allah and leave off business (and traffic): that is best
for you if ye but knew!
10 And when the Prayer is finished then may ye disperse through the
land and seek of the Bounty of Allah: and celebrate the Praises of Allah often
(and without stint): that ye may prosper.
11 But when they see some bargain or some amusement they disperse
headlong to it and leave thee standing.
Say: "The (blessing) from the Presence of Allah is better than any
amusement or bargain! And Allah is the
Best to provide (for all needs)."
Allah and His Messenger (saws) have made the Jumua or
Friday mid-noon prayers for every free, sane, adult, resident believing male
who has the ability to attend the assembly and does not possess a valid excuse
to miss it. Some scholars are of the
opinion that if one’s work pertains to life and death situations, or is of the
status of ‘emergencies’ like security, doctors, fire-fighting, etc., and one
cannot find someone to substitute one’s place for another, the person has a
valid reason to miss his Jumua prayers when on duty.
Beloved brother, you could talk to your supervisors and
request them to let you off for a few hours on Friday to worship your Lord, in
lieu of which you would work a similar number of hours or even more if they
wish on another day; I am sure you could come to an amicable agreement with
your employers.
If your employers absolutely do not agree and refuse to
give you permission to miss work for a couple of hours on Friday, it would be best
if you could immediately seek to employ your talents elsewhere, where there
would be no restrictions on you to worship your Lord.
Beloved Brother, for the Jumua prayers you have missed for
the past three and a half months, seek sincere repentance from your Lord Most
Merciful who knows the exact condition and state of each in His creation; it is
expected that you will find Him Forgiving and Merciful.
Your Question: I
wanted to know if the Juma prayers are still Fard on a person under the
following condition:
Beloved Brother, if the nature of your work is dealing in
emergencies where the situations of life and death might arise, then it is the
opinion of some good scholars that Friday or Jumua prayers are not obligatory
on such people. But if the nature of
your work is ‘normal’, then it would be an obligatory duty upon you to answer
the call of your Lord and attend the Friday mid-day prayer in congregation.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in
Islam,
Burhan