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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it prescribed to establish the Friday prayer for those who are in prisons?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is it prescribed to establish the Friday prayer for those who are imprisoned in prisons?

Answer:
If they have a mosque, if there is a mosque in the prison, he prays. But if there is no mosque, he does not pray the midday prayer. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/366] هل تشرع إقامة صلاة الجمعة لمن كان في السجون؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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