Eid on friday.
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I was
in Kuwait during Ramadan and we went to Pray the Eid ul Fitr Namaz- It was a
Friday-after the Eid prayers there was the Qutba-after the Qutba,the Imam
announced that there will be no Jumma prayers in the mosque.
I
asked a few people why there will be no Jumma Prayers in the Mosque- I was
informed that there cannot be Two Qutba in the same Mosque in one
day.!!!!.
Some
one told me that this Correct-
In my
view this is only a coincidence that an Eid happens to be on a Friday,and we
Offer the Eid Prayers in Congregation and later we Offer the Jumma prayers in
Congregation.
Please
guide me with reference to
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Eid on friday
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 none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 1068 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
The Prophet (saws) said: ‘Two festivals (EId
and Friday) have synchronized on this day. If anyone does not want to offer the
Jumuah prayer, the EId prayer is sufficient for him. But we shall offer the
Jumuah prayer.’
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 1066 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas
Ata' ibn AbuRabah said: ‘Ibn az-Zubayr (r.a.)
led us in the EId prayer on Friday early in the morning. When we went to offer
the Jumuah prayer, he did not come out to us. So we prayed ourselves alone. At
that time Ibn Abbas (r.a.) was present in at-Ta'if. When he came to us, we
mentioned this (incident) to him. He (Ibn Abbas (r.a.) said: ‘He (Ibn
az-Zubair’ (r.a.) has followed the Sunnah.’
The Friday mid-day sermon and prayer or Jumuah is
absolutely obligatory on every sane, adult, resident, believing male; but in
the event that one of the two Eids (Fitr or Adha) falls on the blessed day of
Friday, the Messenger of Allah (saws) gave the option and concession to the
believers who had offered the Eid prayers to not attend the Jumuah prayers, if
they did not wish to do so….the Eid prayers they had offered would suffice for
them.
But if one wishes to offer both the Eid prayers as well as
the Jumuah mid-day prayers, there is absolutely no harm, and they would have
their due reward for their worship from their Lord Most High.
The believers who wish to exercise the option and attend
only the Eid prayers on Friday, should pray the normal 4-rakah ‘dhuhr’ prayers
if they choose not to attend the Jumuah or Friday mid-day sermon and prayer.
Your
Question: I asked a few people why there will be no Jumma Prayers in the
Mosque- I was informed that there cannot be Two Qutba in the same
Mosque in one day.!!!!.
To the best of our knowledge there is no such restriction
in Shariah which prohibits the offering of two ‘khutbas’ in one mosque on the
same day.
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
Wister