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Monday 26 June 2017

Offering `Id prayers at home

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Question

Is it permissible for people to offer their `Id prayers at home if they for some reason cannot attend the prayers with the community? Also, since it is better for women to offer their daily prayers at home, does it follow that it is better for them to offer their `Id prayers in their home as well?

Answer

`Id prayers may not be offered at home. They must be offered in congregation with the community. 

Neither may a woman offer her `Id prayers at home. The Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered all women to go out to the prayer area for `Id. [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (324) and Sahîh Muslim (890)] 

Therefore, no one can claim that a woman’s home is better for her when it comes to the `Id prayers, though this is the case for other prayers. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from the mosques of Allah, though their homes are better for them.” [Musnad Ahmad (5468) and Sunan Abî Dâwûd (567)] 

Therefore, all of a woman’s prayers are better for her if she offers them at home except for the `Id prayers. She may not pray these prayers at home. She must go to the place where the `Id prayers are being held if she is able to do so. 

If, for some reason, a person is unable to attend, then he should simply not offer the `Id prayer, since it is not an individual obligation. It is a collective obligation on the community (fard kifâyah); if some people offer it, the rest of the community does not have to.

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