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Sunan Abi Dawud 1073 — Eid Prayer Suffices for Friday
If 'Eid Occurs On A Friday
Eid Prayer Suffices for Friday Hadith and Jumuah Choice
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1073
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1073
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى، وَعُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ الْوَصَّابِيُّ، - الْمَعْنَى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ الضَّبِّيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ رُفَيْعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ فِي يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا عِيدَانِ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَجْزَأَهُ مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَإِنَّا مُجَمِّعُونَ " . قَالَ عُمَرُ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ .
AbuHurayrah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Two festivals ('Id and Friday) have synchronised on this day. If anyone does not want to offer the Friday prayer, the 'Id prayer is sufficient for him. But we shall offer the Friday prayer. This tradition has been narrated by 'Umar from Shu'bah.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1073In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 684English translation : Book 3, Hadith 1068
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1073
This Hadith reports the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) saying that two festivals had come together on that day. He said that if anyone did not want to offer the Friday prayer, the Eid prayer was sufficient for him. He also said, “But we shall offer the Friday prayer.” The Hadith about Eid prayer sufficing for Friday is clear in both parts. It gives ease to those who do not want to attend Friday prayer in that situation, while also showing that Friday prayer was still offered by the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and those with him. The wording should be kept balanced. It is not a general statement about every Friday. It is about the day when Eid and Friday came together.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith describes Eid and Friday as two festivals joined on one day.
- It mentions ease for one who does not want to offer Friday prayer then.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) still said that they would offer the Friday prayer.
- The text keeps both concession and continued Jumuah together.
