Is the rawatib of Jumu'ah tied to attending the congregational prayer or not?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. We said yesterday that the rawatib of Jumu'ah is not obligatory...
The Shaykh : We did not say it is obligatory, because in principle, rawatib prayers are not obligatory, whether for Jumu'ah or otherwise. We said that it can be said that a traveler who prays Jumu'ah may pray the rawatib, and we can also say he does not pray the rawatib. That is, we said if he prays it, there is no harm, and if he leaves it, there is no harm.
The questioner : Okay, if he hears the call, is he not obligated to attend Jumu'ah, for example?
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : If he hears the call
The Shaykh : This is an obligation; this is an obligatory matter.[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9]
The questioner : Okay, and the rawatib, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : There is no connection between the rawatib and attending the congregation.
The questioner : Is it not specific?
The Shaykh : Because, for example, it is said that whoever attends the congregation must pray the rawatib, and whoever does not attend does not pray the rawatib. No, no.
This session has ended, and until the next session, if Allah wills, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
The Shaykh : We did not say it is obligatory, because in principle, rawatib prayers are not obligatory, whether for Jumu'ah or otherwise. We said that it can be said that a traveler who prays Jumu'ah may pray the rawatib, and we can also say he does not pray the rawatib. That is, we said if he prays it, there is no harm, and if he leaves it, there is no harm.
The questioner : Okay, if he hears the call, is he not obligated to attend Jumu'ah, for example?
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : If he hears the call
The Shaykh : This is an obligation; this is an obligatory matter.
O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah
يا أيها الذين آمنوا إذا نودي للصلاة من يوم الجمعة فاسعوا إلى ذكر اللهThe questioner : Okay, and the rawatib, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : There is no connection between the rawatib and attending the congregation.
The questioner : Is it not specific?
The Shaykh : Because, for example, it is said that whoever attends the congregation must pray the rawatib, and whoever does not attend does not pray the rawatib. No, no.
This session has ended, and until the next session, if Allah wills, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.