A man volunteering to lead the prayer in a refugee mosque that is not built, located twenty kilometers away from the village where the Friday prayer is held, so is it obligatory for them there in
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The questioner : He says: I am a volunteer imam leading the prayer for people on Friday in a temporary place for refugees, which is not built. The nearest city is about twenty kilometers from us. I am confused about my situation: Is the Friday prayer obligatory for us there? Is it valid for us? Or are we required to pray Zuhr as four rak'ahs? And what is my responsibility regarding the past months? I note that I am not from this city and I do not know how long I will stay there.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for this questioner to refer the issue to the Department of Islamic Affairs and Scholarly Research in the Kingdom so that a general and binding fatwa can be issued regarding it. A fatwa given in a mosque by one of the speakers does not serve any purpose; it only leads to dispute. Therefore, I advise my brothers who receive inquiries in this matter to direct them not to issue fatwas, but to ask the inquirer for an official letter from the person in charge of that place, the authority in that place, so that no dispute arises. For example, a soldier might come to you and ask about an issue in the administration of the place where he is, and you give him a fatwa that contradicts what they were doing, or what they might be doing based on a fatwa from one of the scholars. This results in what? Dispute and discord between the one who asked you and received a fatwa contradicting their practice, and their previous practice.
This issue requires the attention of students of knowledge who issue fatwas. If a soldier, for example, comes to you asking about one of the matters they are doing, which may or may not contradict the Shari'ah, say to him: "My brother, may Allah reward you with good. If you want to resolve this problem, bring me an official letter from the commander or the manager or the like, and I will issue a fatwa for you. Otherwise, the reference for this is the Department of Islamic Affairs and Scholarly Research in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." And Brother Abd al-Rahman indicates that the time has ended.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for this questioner to refer the issue to the Department of Islamic Affairs and Scholarly Research in the Kingdom so that a general and binding fatwa can be issued regarding it. A fatwa given in a mosque by one of the speakers does not serve any purpose; it only leads to dispute. Therefore, I advise my brothers who receive inquiries in this matter to direct them not to issue fatwas, but to ask the inquirer for an official letter from the person in charge of that place, the authority in that place, so that no dispute arises. For example, a soldier might come to you and ask about an issue in the administration of the place where he is, and you give him a fatwa that contradicts what they were doing, or what they might be doing based on a fatwa from one of the scholars. This results in what? Dispute and discord between the one who asked you and received a fatwa contradicting their practice, and their previous practice.
This issue requires the attention of students of knowledge who issue fatwas. If a soldier, for example, comes to you asking about one of the matters they are doing, which may or may not contradict the Shari'ah, say to him: "My brother, may Allah reward you with good. If you want to resolve this problem, bring me an official letter from the commander or the manager or the like, and I will issue a fatwa for you. Otherwise, the reference for this is the Department of Islamic Affairs and Scholarly Research in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." And Brother Abd al-Rahman indicates that the time has ended.