What is the ruling on the festival prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: What is the ruling on the festival prayer according to the stronger position?
Answer:
The majority hold that it is a voluntary prayer, specifically a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah muakkadah). The majority hold that it is a confirmed recommended practice, and some scholars hold that it is obligatory. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah holds that it is obligatory. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: What is the ruling on the festival prayer according to the stronger position?
Answer:
The majority hold that it is a voluntary prayer, specifically a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah muakkadah). The majority hold that it is a confirmed recommended practice, and some scholars hold that it is obligatory. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah holds that it is obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3020] ما حكم صلاة العيد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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