Jumuah Salaah in an office building
Question
There is a mosque in the boundry of our office. In this boundry there are 5 to 6 buildings of our office. No outsider can enter due to security. In the mosque five time prayers are held. Now Jumma Prayer is also offering in this mosque.Is Jumma prayer valid in this mosque since only office people can perform in it.
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
If there are other venues in which Jumma’ Salat is performed, then it is permissible to perform Jumma’ Salat in an office building that restricts entry due to security reasons. Even if the only place in the locality that conducted Jumma’ was the office building, still too Jumma’ will be permissible as the premises is locked only due to security resasons and not to stop people from joining the Jumma’ Salat.
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And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
( و ) السابع : ( الإذن العام ) من الإمام ، وهو يحصل بفتح أبواب الجامع للواردين كافي فلا يضر غلق باب القلعة لعدو أو لعادة قديمة لأن الإذن العام مقرر لأهله وغلقه لمنع العدو لا المصلي ، نعم لو لم يغلق لكان أحسن كما في مجمع الأنهر معزيا لشرح عيون المذاهب قال : وهذا أولى مما في البحر والمنح فليحفظ ...وفى الشامية: قلت : وينبغي أن يكون محل النزاع ما إذا كانت لا تقام إلا في محل واحد ، أما لو تعددت فلا لأنه لا يتحقق التفويت كما أفاده التعليل تأمل
- Answered by
- Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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