Repeating the 'Id prayer in multiple prayer areas in lands of disbelief
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a general question, and he says: We live in a land of disbelief, and there are two mosques, and the mosques are few. We find it difficult to establish the 'Id prayer in two places because we cannot pray as a single congregation due to the large number of people, and praying inside the mosque is not feasible. Is it permissible for us to establish the 'Id prayer in one mosque twice or three times with different sermons?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[At-Taghabun 64:16] and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: Sahih al-Bukhari 7288. So if you are able to perform all of the Eid prayer in the prayer ground and in the mosque, that is obligatory. But if you are not able to, you may make some of the houses or some of the dwellings into prayer grounds for the Eid prayer along with the mosque. You may set up prayer grounds in the houses and dwellings for the Eid prayer, even if you are scattered into groups; there is no harm in that out of necessity.
May Allah reward you. This is a general question, and he says: We live in a land of disbelief, and there are two mosques, and the mosques are few. We find it difficult to establish the 'Id prayer in two places because we cannot pray as a single congregation due to the large number of people, and praying inside the mosque is not feasible. Is it permissible for us to establish the 'Id prayer in one mosque twice or three times with different sermons?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAnd if I order you to do something, then do of it as much as you can.
إذا أمرتكم بأمر فأتوا منه ما استطعتم
Source
معالم من منهج السلف — alfawzan.live (1:17:35)
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