What should be done if Eid coincides with Friday

Assalaamu alaikum

Alhamdulillah and someone asked the Shaickh (hafidhahullah):

Question:
      If Eid al-Fitr coincides with Friday, is it permissible for me
      to pray the Eid prayer and not to pray Jumu’ah or vice
      versa?

Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.

If the day of Eid coincides with Friday, then whoever prays Eid with
the imaam does not have to attend Jumu’ah (it is not obligatory on
him); in his case it becomes Sunnah. If he does not pray Jumu’ah, he
has to pray Zuhr. This is in the case of people other than the imaam.
As for the imaam, he has to be present for Jumu’ah and lead those
Muslims who attend the prayer. The Jumu’ah prayer should not be
forsaken completely on this day.

Shaykh Saalih ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan

Allahumma salli wasallim ala Nabiyyina Muhammad. Wasalaam.

Modou Mbye





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