Combining the 'Asr Prayer with Friday Prayer
Q 1: Allah has favored me with performing `Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) and all praise and favor is due to Him. However, when we wanted to leave the Sacred City, those responsible for the journey asked us to combine the Jumu`ah (Friday) Prayer with `Asr (Afternoon) Prayer, but people split into two groups; one regarding this combining as forbidden and the other deeming it permissible, so what is the soundest opinion? May Allah grant you success!
A: It is impermissible to combine `Asr Prayer with Jumu`ah Prayer as they are not the same sort. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah be merciful to him) said in his Fatwa no. 3272, as he was answering a question: "So you are bound to make up each `Asr Prayer you have combined with the Jumu`ah Prayer, for such a combining is by all means invalid."May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
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