A group of travelers prayed Jumu'ah on their way and combined 'Asr with it, then they were corrected; what is the ruling on their prayer and what is obligatory upon them?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. A group of travelers prayed Jumu'ah on their way, then combined 'Asr with it, and then they were pointed out to their error in doing so. What is obligatory upon them? And what is the ruling on their prayer?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for them to repeat Jumu'ah as Zuhr, and to intend 'Asr as 'Asr. This is because Jumu'ah is not valid for a traveler unless they are with people who establish Jumu'ah, meaning, for example, if they passed through a city and prayed with the people, then there is no harm and it suffices for them. But if they are in the open desert and they pray Jumu'ah, their prayer is invalid.
The questioner : They prayed following others.
The Shaykh : Since they followed, then all that remains for them is the 'Asr prayer which they combined with Jumu'ah. We say: It is obligatory for them to repeat it, and it will be two rak'ahs, even if they are in the town, because it became obligatory upon them in that manner.
The questioner : They pray it after the time of 'Asr has entered.
The Shaykh : No, no. They do not pray it [only] when it becomes clear to them that it was a mistake; they pray it immediately.
The questioner : They pray 'Asr.
The Shaykh : For example, it was said to them, "Now, now... it is two minutes past Zuhr." It was said to them, "Now: your 'Asr prayer which you combined with Jumu'ah is not valid, so it is obligatory upon you to repeat 'Asr." We say: Now, pray it now.
The questioner : But ... .
The Shaykh : I heard a little while ago that it is not permissible to combine 'Asr with Jumu'ah, because that has not been reported, and because Jumu'ah... and because the combined prayer, when combined with what is similar to it... yes.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for them to repeat Jumu'ah as Zuhr, and to intend 'Asr as 'Asr. This is because Jumu'ah is not valid for a traveler unless they are with people who establish Jumu'ah, meaning, for example, if they passed through a city and prayed with the people, then there is no harm and it suffices for them. But if they are in the open desert and they pray Jumu'ah, their prayer is invalid.
The questioner : They prayed following others.
The Shaykh : Since they followed, then all that remains for them is the 'Asr prayer which they combined with Jumu'ah. We say: It is obligatory for them to repeat it, and it will be two rak'ahs, even if they are in the town, because it became obligatory upon them in that manner.
The questioner : They pray it after the time of 'Asr has entered.
The Shaykh : No, no. They do not pray it [only] when it becomes clear to them that it was a mistake; they pray it immediately.
The questioner : They pray 'Asr.
The Shaykh : For example, it was said to them, "Now, now... it is two minutes past Zuhr." It was said to them, "Now: your 'Asr prayer which you combined with Jumu'ah is not valid, so it is obligatory upon you to repeat 'Asr." We say: Now, pray it now.
The questioner : But ... .
The Shaykh : I heard a little while ago that it is not permissible to combine 'Asr with Jumu'ah, because that has not been reported, and because Jumu'ah... and because the combined prayer, when combined with what is similar to it... yes.