Among the conditions for the validity and obligation of the Friday prayer is settlement
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Fatwa number ( 21358 )
Q: We are a group of individuals from the Border Guard Force, working on equipment in the Empty Quarter. We repair roads and move from place to place according to work conditions. We have performed the Friday prayer several times during our work. Is our Friday prayer valid given the situation described? If it is not valid, what should we do about what we have already prayed? Do we have to repeat the prayer as Zuhr or not? May Allah reward you with good for us, and may He bless your knowledge and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
A: The Friday prayer is not valid for you in the situation described; because one of the conditions for the validity and obligation of the Friday prayer is settlement. You are not settled, so it is not obligatory upon you, nor is it valid for you, unless there is a town around you where the Friday prayer is performed and you prayed it with them. In that case, it
suffices for you in place of Zuhr; because you have become followers of them. Based on what you mentioned, it is obligatory upon you to make up the Zuhr prayer for every Friday prayer you performed in the state you described. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: We are a group of individuals from the Border Guard Force, working on equipment in the Empty Quarter. We repair roads and move from place to place according to work conditions. We have performed the Friday prayer several times during our work. Is our Friday prayer valid given the situation described? If it is not valid, what should we do about what we have already prayed? Do we have to repeat the prayer as Zuhr or not? May Allah reward you with good for us, and may He bless your knowledge and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
A: The Friday prayer is not valid for you in the situation described; because one of the conditions for the validity and obligation of the Friday prayer is settlement. You are not settled, so it is not obligatory upon you, nor is it valid for you, unless there is a town around you where the Friday prayer is performed and you prayed it with them. In that case, it
suffices for you in place of Zuhr; because you have become followers of them. Based on what you mentioned, it is obligatory upon you to make up the Zuhr prayer for every Friday prayer you performed in the state you described. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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