Thus the truth is that it is an obligation - not a mere recommendation." "The Prophet's ( Sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) command mentioned here indicates obligation when it is waajib to go out for it, it is waajib to pray it, because of its higher priority.
Ĭommenting on the hadeeth of Umm `Atiyyah, our shaykh al-Albaanee states: To this is added his command to people to go out for it. That which is not waajib cannot override that which is.įurthermore, it is confirmed that the Prophet ( Sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) performed it consistently in Jamaa`ah (congregation) from the time that it was legislated until he died. A further evidence is that it overrides the Friday prayer when both occur on the same day. And this obligation applies to men even more so that women. This is the content of his ( Sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) address, because going out is a means for performing the prayer (an end) if the means is obligatory, then the end is. Commanding the people to go out for it entails the command to perform the prayer (for those who have no excuse). Īll of this proves that this prayer is waajib on every individual, not only a kifayah obligation. He ( Sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) further commanded the woman who did not own a jilbaab (outer overall garment for women) to borrow her friend's.
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He commanded the people to go out for it he even commanded the free women, the virgins, and the menstruating women to go out, instructing the latter to refrain from praying, in order for all of them to witness this good and the Muslims' supplications. "Note that the Prophet ( Sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) consistently performed this prayer on every `Eed, never neglecting it. The opinion of those who say that it is fard kifaayah (communal obligation) is unjustified. The opinion held by some people, that it is not waajib, it is extremely unlikely, because it is one of the greatest rites of Islam more people gather for it than for Friday and the Takbeer has been legislated for its sake.
This is the opinion of Abu Haneefah and others, and is one of the two reported opinions of ash-Shaafi`ee and of the school of Ahmad. Thus we lean towards the opinion that Salaat ul-`Eed is fard `Ayn (individual obligation) on each individual. As for the menstruating women, they should stay away from the musallaa.” (i.e., should not participate in the prayer itself). “ Let the free women, the virgins, and the menstruating women go out to attend the `Eed prayer, and witness the good and the supplications of the believers. He ( Sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) even specifically commanded all of the women to attend Umm `Atiyyah ( Rdiyallahu 'anhu) narrated that the Prophet ( Sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) commanded: The Prophet ( Sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) performed it consistently and commanded all the people to go out for it. The ` Eed Prayer is waajib (obligatory) according to the majority of scholars.