What is the ruling on the festival prayer, and is it made up?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : Shaykh, is the festival prayer an individual obligation or a collective obligation? And if a person misses the festival prayer, does he make it up or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, what appears to be the case is that the festival prayer is an individual obligation, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it. And if he misses it, he does not make it up, because there is no evidence for making it up, unlike the Friday prayer, for if he misses it, he makes it up. However, we do not say he makes up the prayer itself; rather, he prays the midday prayer. This is because this time is a time for prayer, either the Friday prayer or the midday prayer. So if he misses the Friday prayer, he is obligated to pray the midday prayer. As for the festival prayer, it is prescribed only in the form of congregation. If you catch this congregation, you pray; and if you do not catch it, you do not pray. Yes.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : Shaykh, is the festival prayer an individual obligation or a collective obligation? And if a person misses the festival prayer, does he make it up or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, what appears to be the case is that the festival prayer is an individual obligation, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it. And if he misses it, he does not make it up, because there is no evidence for making it up, unlike the Friday prayer, for if he misses it, he makes it up. However, we do not say he makes up the prayer itself; rather, he prays the midday prayer. This is because this time is a time for prayer, either the Friday prayer or the midday prayer. So if he misses the Friday prayer, he is obligated to pray the midday prayer. As for the festival prayer, it is prescribed only in the form of congregation. If you catch this congregation, you pray; and if you do not catch it, you do not pray. Yes.