What is the jurisprudence derived from the hadith: “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the festival prayer, then granted a dispensation regarding the Friday prayer, saying: ‘Whoever wishes to pray, let him pray’”?

The Shaykh : The question: What is the jurisprudence of the hadith of Zayd ibn Arqam, who said: It was narrated by the five. The question: What is the jurisprudence derived from the hadith? Abu Hanifah and Abu Yusuf say: “Whoever catches the tashahhud with the imam has caught the Friday prayer, so he prays two rak'ahs after the imam’s taslim, and his Friday prayer is complete.” So this is related to the fourth question. The hadith of Zayd ibn Arqam: . From this, a ruling is derived that is strange to the majority of people, yet it is authentic and established in the Sunnah. This ruling is: If the day of Friday coincides with 'Id al-Adha or 'Id al-Fitr, then the obligation of the Friday prayer is dropped from the one who prays the festival prayer. The obligation of the Friday prayer is dropped from him. No, it is not permissible for him to pray the Friday prayer; rather, the obligation of the Friday prayer is dropped from him as long as he has prayed the festival prayer. This is because two acts of worship, the festival prayer and the Friday prayer, do not coincide on one day. So the festival prayer drops the obligation of the Friday prayer. Therefore, whoever prays the festival prayer may pray the Friday prayer in the mosque with the people if he wishes, or he may not pray it. This ruling applies to anyone other than the imam. As for the imam, he must pray the festival prayer and he must pray the Friday prayer, because a person may not be able to pray the festival prayer for one reason or another. If the imam does not attend to pray the Friday prayer, this obligatory prayer is lost for him, and that is not permissible. So for anyone other than the imam, if he prays the festival prayer, the obligation of the Friday prayer is dropped from him.