Q:
When two ‘Eid’s fall on one day, i.e. Friday and ‘Eid Al-Adhha, what should be done? Should we pray Dhuhur if we don’t offer the Friday prayer, or is there no requirement for it if we do not perform the Friday prayer?
Answer:
Whoever prayed the ‘Eid prayer on Friday, it is permitted for him not to attend the Friday prayer on that day, except for the Imaam, for he is obliged to perform it for whoever wishes to attend it – be they from among those who attended the ‘Eid prayer, or those who did not attend it. If no one attends the Friday prayer, he is relieved of its obligation and he should offer the Dhuhur prayer. In saying this, the scholars cite as evidence the narration of Abu Dawoud in his Sunan, on the authority of Iyyas ibn Abi Ramlah Ash-Shami, who said: I witnessed Mu’awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) asking Zaid ibn Arqam (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu): “Did you witness two ‘Eids falling on the same day with the Messenger of Allaah (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)?” He said: “Yes.” He asked: “And what did he do?” He replied: “He offered the ‘Eid prayer, then he gave permission for those who wished, to perform the Friday prayer, saying:
مَنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فَلْيُصَلِّ
“Whoever wants to pray, then let him pray.”
Also cited as evidence is the narration of Abu Dawoud in his Sunan, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu), from the Messenger of Allaah (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), which states that he said:
قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ فِي يَوْمِكُمْ هذَا عِيدَانِ, فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَجْزَأَهُ مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ, وَإِنَّا مُجَمِّعُونَ
“Two ‘Eids have fallen on this day, so whoever wishes, it will suffice him instead of the Friday prayer; and we are offering the Friday prayer.”
This proves that it is allowed on Fridays for those who have attended the ‘Eid prayer not to perform the Friday prayer, but that the Imaam is not excused, because he (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
وَإِنَّا مُجَمِّعُونَ
“And we are offering the Friday prayer”
Also cited as evidence is the narration of Muslim, on the authority of An-Nu’maan ibn Bashir (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu), who stated that the Prophet (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to recite Surah al-A’laa and Surah al-Ghaashiyah in the ‘Eid prayers and the Friday prayers; and he might have prayed both of them in one day and recited them in both of the prayers.”
So whoever does not attend the Friday prayer from among those who have prayed the ‘Eid prayer, he must pray it as Dhuhur, in accordance with the evidences which prove that it is obligatory to offer the Dhuhur prayer for those who do not attend the Friday prayer. And may peace and blessing be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and Companions.
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