The Festival Prayer and Making It Up
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Is the festival prayer an individual obligation or a collective obligation? And if a person misses the festival prayer, does he make it up or not?
What appears to be the case is that the festival prayer is an individual obligation; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it. And if he misses it, he does not make it up; because there is no evidence for making it up, unlike the Friday prayer, for if he misses it, he makes it up. However, we do not say he makes up the prayer itself, but rather he prays the midday prayer; because this time is a time for prayer, either the Friday prayer or the midday prayer. So if he misses the Friday prayer, he prays the midday prayer. As for the festival prayer, it is prescribed only in the form of congregation. If you catch this congregation, pray; and if you do not catch it, do not pray.
What appears to be the case is that the festival prayer is an individual obligation; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it. And if he misses it, he does not make it up; because there is no evidence for making it up, unlike the Friday prayer, for if he misses it, he makes it up. However, we do not say he makes up the prayer itself, but rather he prays the midday prayer; because this time is a time for prayer, either the Friday prayer or the midday prayer. So if he misses the Friday prayer, he prays the midday prayer. As for the festival prayer, it is prescribed only in the form of congregation. If you catch this congregation, pray; and if you do not catch it, do not pray.