The Evidence for the Obligation of the Festival Prayer on Every Muslim
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Shaykh al-Islam held the view that the festival prayer is obligatory. The question is
The Shaykh:
Yes, in that it is an individual obligation. Shaykh al-Islam holds that the festival prayer is an individual obligation, not merely a collective obligation. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: What is his evidence for this? And is his view the stronger position or the weaker position?
The Shaykh:
His view is strong, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the women to go out, even the menstruating women, to witness the festival prayer. He ordered them to go out for it, which indicates that it is an individual obligation.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Shaykh al-Islam held the view that the festival prayer is obligatory. The question is
The Shaykh:
Yes, in that it is an individual obligation. Shaykh al-Islam holds that the festival prayer is an individual obligation, not merely a collective obligation. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: What is his evidence for this? And is his view the stronger position or the weaker position?
The Shaykh:
His view is strong, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the women to go out, even the menstruating women, to witness the festival prayer. He ordered them to go out for it, which indicates that it is an individual obligation.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/408] هل صلاة العيد فرض عين كما قال شيخ الإسلام؟ وما دليله على ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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