If one prays the 'Id prayer on a Friday, is it obligatory for him to pray the midday prayer in congregation?
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The questioner : The Shaykh, may Allah reward you. If one prays the 'Id prayer on a Friday and wants to pray the midday prayer, is it obligatory for him to pray in congregation, or is he allowed to pray it alone?
The Shaykh : Yes, if the 'Id falls on a Friday and a person prays with the people on the day of 'Id, then if he wishes, he attends the Friday prayer, and that is better. If he wishes, he does not attend and prays in his house alone, and there is no blame on him. This is because the congregation is not established in the town where the Friday prayer is established. So whoever attends it prays the Friday prayer, and whoever does not attend prays the midday prayer.
The questioner : Is it established in the neighborhood mosque?
The Shaykh : It is not established in the neighborhood mosque at all. It is prohibited. Yes, it is prohibited, because it is not possible to establish both a Friday prayer and a congregational prayer in one town. I say: it is not possible to establish both a Friday prayer and a congregational prayer in one mosque. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, he attends.
The Shaykh : Yes, if the 'Id falls on a Friday and a person prays with the people on the day of 'Id, then if he wishes, he attends the Friday prayer, and that is better. If he wishes, he does not attend and prays in his house alone, and there is no blame on him. This is because the congregation is not established in the town where the Friday prayer is established. So whoever attends it prays the Friday prayer, and whoever does not attend prays the midday prayer.
The questioner : Is it established in the neighborhood mosque?
The Shaykh : It is not established in the neighborhood mosque at all. It is prohibited. Yes, it is prohibited, because it is not possible to establish both a Friday prayer and a congregational prayer in one town. I say: it is not possible to establish both a Friday prayer and a congregational prayer in one mosque. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, he attends.