If one prays Jumu'ah in two places without need, is it obligatory for them to establish a third Jumu'ah?
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The questioner : It is as if they had married two sisters, and they must establish a third Jumu'ah, because it is a town in which no valid Jumu'ah has been prayed. If it is known that one of them preceded the other but the time is unknown, then Zuhr is obligatory on all of them, because each one is not certain that his conscience is clear regarding the prayer. It is not permissible for them to establish Jumu'ah, because a valid Jumu'ah has been prayed in the town. And if the situation is difficult.
The Shaykh : These people will pray two Jumu'ahs and two Zuhrs. We seek help from Allah.
The questioner : If the situation is unknown, both are invalid. Is it permissible for them to establish Jumu'ah? There are two views: one is that they do not establish it due to doubt about the condition for its establishment, and the second is that they may do so, because we do not know the obstacle to its validity, and the default is the absence of
The Shaykh : their validity, its validity, yes.
The questioner : The Qadi mentioned a view regarding establishing it even with knowledge that one of them preceded the other, because when it becomes impossible to validate one of them specifically, it becomes like non-existent. If one entered ihram for Jumu'ah and then learned that it had been established in another place, he should not complete it. And is it obligatory
The Shaykh : In these issues, it is valid to say that if it is actually established, a person should aim for the first mosque where Jumu'ah is established and pray there. If it is full, he prays in the one where Jumu'ah was established after it. This is because the harm lies only in the excess; the first one, which was designated first, is the Jumu'ah mosque, so a person should strive to pray there. If it is full, then in the mosque that came after it. If that is full, then in the third. If it is difficult for him or he does not know, he prays in any mosque, and the prayer is valid. As for obliging the general public to repeat the prayer and saying their prayer is invalid, this imposes hardship on people, which is removed by the facilitation in this Islam. Yes.
The Shaykh : These people will pray two Jumu'ahs and two Zuhrs. We seek help from Allah.
The questioner : If the situation is unknown, both are invalid. Is it permissible for them to establish Jumu'ah? There are two views: one is that they do not establish it due to doubt about the condition for its establishment, and the second is that they may do so, because we do not know the obstacle to its validity, and the default is the absence of
The Shaykh : their validity, its validity, yes.
The questioner : The Qadi mentioned a view regarding establishing it even with knowledge that one of them preceded the other, because when it becomes impossible to validate one of them specifically, it becomes like non-existent. If one entered ihram for Jumu'ah and then learned that it had been established in another place, he should not complete it. And is it obligatory
The Shaykh : In these issues, it is valid to say that if it is actually established, a person should aim for the first mosque where Jumu'ah is established and pray there. If it is full, he prays in the one where Jumu'ah was established after it. This is because the harm lies only in the excess; the first one, which was designated first, is the Jumu'ah mosque, so a person should strive to pray there. If it is full, then in the mosque that came after it. If that is full, then in the third. If it is difficult for him or he does not know, he prays in any mosque, and the prayer is valid. As for obliging the general public to repeat the prayer and saying their prayer is invalid, this imposes hardship on people, which is removed by the facilitation in this Islam. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1571 - إذا صليت الجمعة في موضعين من غير حاجة هل عليهم إقامة جمعة ثالثة؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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