The Ruling on the Friday Prayer in Lands of Disbelief
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Question:
I have a brother in Moscow, and he is unable to perform the Friday prayer. We asked the scholars of Al-Azhar, and they said: The Friday prayer is not obligatory in the lands of disbelievers. Is there evidence for this, or do you hold a different view?
Answer:
In any case, the traveler is not required to perform the Friday prayer; he prays the midday prayer. If he is a resident for a long period, the Friday prayer becomes obligatory for him with the people, with the Muslims who pray the Friday prayer. If he is in a land where there is no Friday prayer and no one prays the Friday prayer, he prays the midday prayer, and the Friday prayer is not obligatory for him; he prays the midday prayer. However, if he finds Muslims praying the Friday prayer, it is obligatory for him to pray with them, following them, praying the Friday prayer with them. Otherwise, he owes nothing.
I have a brother in Moscow, and he is unable to perform the Friday prayer. We asked the scholars of Al-Azhar, and they said: The Friday prayer is not obligatory in the lands of disbelievers. Is there evidence for this, or do you hold a different view?
Answer:
In any case, the traveler is not required to perform the Friday prayer; he prays the midday prayer. If he is a resident for a long period, the Friday prayer becomes obligatory for him with the people, with the Muslims who pray the Friday prayer. If he is in a land where there is no Friday prayer and no one prays the Friday prayer, he prays the midday prayer, and the Friday prayer is not obligatory for him; he prays the midday prayer. However, if he finds Muslims praying the Friday prayer, it is obligatory for him to pray with them, following them, praying the Friday prayer with them. Otherwise, he owes nothing.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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