❖ Concession for Jumu‘ah When Eid and Jumu‘ah Fall on the Same Day
✍ Written by: Imran Ayyub Lahori
❖ Concession of Jumu‘ah on the Day of Eid
➊ It is narrated from Hazrat Zayd ibn Arqam (رضي الله عنه):
إن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى العيد فى يوم جمعة ثم رخص من الجمعة فقال من شاء أن يجمع فليجمع
“Undoubtedly, the Prophet ﷺ led the Eid prayer on a Friday, then granted a concession regarding Jumu‘ah, saying: ‘Whoever wishes to perform Jumu‘ah may do so.’”
[Sahih: Sahih Abu Dawud: 945; Kitab al-Salat: Bab If Eid Falls on Friday; Ahmad: 372; Abu Dawud: 1070; Ibn Majah: 131; Al-Nasa’i: 1591; Al-Hakim: 1/288; Al-Bayhaqi: 3/417]
➋ It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet ﷺ said:
قد اجتمع فى يومكم هذا عيدان فمن شاء أجزأه من الجمعة وإنا مجمعون
“Indeed, two Eids have come together on this day of yours. So whoever wishes, the Eid prayer will suffice him in place of the Jumu‘ah prayer. But we shall certainly perform Jumu‘ah.”
[Sahih: Sahih Abu Dawud: 948; Also Abu Dawud: 1073; Ibn Majah: 1311; Al-Bayhaqi: 3/318]
❖ Clarification Regarding the Phrase “وإنا مجمعون“
It is important to note that the phrase “وإنا مجمعون“ does not imply that the concession was only for the general public and not for the Imam. Rather, it simply conveys that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ chose to act upon the greater merit (ʿAzīmah), not the concession (Rukhsah). This does not negate the availability of the concession for him, as demonstrated by another incident.
❖ Practice of Ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنه)
During his caliphate, Hazrat Ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنه) once led the Eid prayer but did not perform the Jumu‘ah prayer. People kept waiting for him until they performed their own individual prayers. When Hazrat Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) learned of this, he said:
أصاب السنة
“Ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنه) has acted upon the Sunnah.”
[Sahih: Sahih Abu Dawud: 946; Also Abu Dawud: 1071; Al-Nasa’i: 3/194]
❖ View of Ibn Hazm (رحمه الله)
Ibn Hazm (رحمه الله) held the view that both Eid and Jumu‘ah should be prayed, arguing that Jumu‘ah is obligatory, whereas Eid is voluntary (nafl), and a voluntary act cannot cancel an obligatory one.
[Al-Muhalla bil-Athar: 3/303–304]
However, this opinion is not valid in light of the authentic narrations mentioned above.
