{"_id":"6a91d66a65a8da1debfe3950","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What should I do if the Jumuah I can attend may not meet the Shafiʿi conditions?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"There are two masjids in my city offering multiple Jumuah prayers. Because of my class schedule, I can only attend a 12:00 PM Jumuah at the masjid closest to my campus. I understand that, in the Shafiʿi school, Jumuah must take place during Dhuhr time and that there generally cannot be multiple Jumuahs in the same city. What should I do if the Jumuah I am able to attend may not fulfill these conditions?\\n\\nI also recently learned that I should pray Dhuhr afterward if there may be something that invalidates the Jumuah. I did not do this for my previous ten Jumuahs. Should I consider those missed prayers and make them up?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"You can attend the 12:00 PM Jumuʿah even if it starts before Ẓuhr (zawāl), in accordance with the Ḥanbalī school. The rest of the Ḥanbalī conditions are nearly identical to the Shāfiʿī school's, aside from the duʿāʾ for the congregation, which is recommended in their school. So if the 12:00 PM Jumuʿah fulfills the Ḥanbalī conditions, it is valid; if it doesn't, you'll need to pray Ẓuhr afterward.\\n\\nAs for your previous Jumuʿahs, if you're unsure whether anything occurred to invalidate them, the default ruling is to assume validity. You don't need to make those up.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fea0b76658b4c2328ed","tag":"Salah: Missed & Make-Up","count":101},{"_id":"668d9fec0b76658b4c23292a","tag":"Salah: Jummah","count":45}],"createdOn":"2026-08-28T18:41:46.543Z"}