Does a traveler combine the Friday prayer with the 'Asr prayer, and is it permissible for one who goes out to the desert and stays there for several days to pray the Friday prayer as Zuhr, or do they pray it as Jumu'ah?
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : If a person is traveling on Friday and the day catches up with him while he is on the road, does he combine the Friday prayer with the 'Asr prayer? And if they are also sitting in the desert for more than a week, do they pray the Friday prayer, or do they pray it as Zuhr?
The Shaykh : As for the first part of the question, we have already answered it and said that 'Asr is not combined with Jumu'ah.
As for the second part, they do not pray Jumu'ah in the desert because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) traveled several times and Friday coincided with his travel, yet he did not establish the Friday prayer. In fact, Friday coincided with the Day of 'Arafah during the Farewell Pilgrimage, because the Friday of the Farewell Pilgrimage was the Day of 'Arafah, and even so, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray Jumu'ah; rather, he prayed Zuhr and 'Asr, as explicitly stated in the hadith of Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with them both). Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the first part of the question, we have already answered it and said that 'Asr is not combined with Jumu'ah.
As for the second part, they do not pray Jumu'ah in the desert because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) traveled several times and Friday coincided with his travel, yet he did not establish the Friday prayer. In fact, Friday coincided with the Day of 'Arafah during the Farewell Pilgrimage, because the Friday of the Farewell Pilgrimage was the Day of 'Arafah, and even so, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray Jumu'ah; rather, he prayed Zuhr and 'Asr, as explicitly stated in the hadith of Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with them both). Yes.