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Question: jumuah
in which place is salatul jumuah allowed and in which place disallowed
some people say that jumuah in jail is allowed because people 4rm outside can go inbut the people thet r in there cant get out and i have heard that 4rt the sharaite jumuah one is that the place should be such that people can come and and go(free)
 
 
Answered by: Ulamaa ID 01 ()
Date: 26/04/2005 15:36pm

Bismihi Ta'ala

There are a few conditions that must be met for the performance of Jumu'ah prayers. The condition in question is called 'Izn Aam' which means general permission, ie, everybody is allowed to attend.

The Ulamaa have defined 'Izn Aam' in the following manner: Izn Aam means that the people within that building have general permission to attend the prayer.

So in the case of a jail, Jumu'ah prayers will be permissible. Although outsiders are not allowed to attend, but the insiders are not restricted.

And Allah knows best.
Mufti Yaseen Shaikh
 
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