QUESTION:
Can we pray Jummah in school?
ANSWER:
In principle the Jum’ah prayer may be held in a place other than the Masjid in Hanafi fiqh as long as the conditions are met. One such condition is that Jum’ah cannot be held in a village, also another condition is that there should be general permission for the Muslims to attend. The latter is a condition the Ulama said is not met in a prison and therefore have not allowed Jum’ah prayers to take place there.
I assume most schools in the United Kingdom do not have a open door policy for the general public to attend and use there facilities for the Jum’ah prayer. Therefore it may be best avoided.
Allah knows best.
Answered by Shaykh Naveed Jameel ash-Shaami
