Praise
be to Allah
You should understand that Jumu‘ah prayer is obligatory for
the able-bodied Muslim man, and that staying away from it is a grave sin.
What is required is to be very keen to attend this prayer regularly, for it
is a weekly prayer on a day that is like an Eid for the Muslims, the
greatest and best of the days of the week. So it is not permissible to be
heedless or negligent about it.
The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas
were asked:
When is the prayer (i.e., Jumu‘ah prayer) regarded as
obligatory, especially since most of the time we have some friends who say
that their timetable conflicts with Jumu‘ah prayer? What do you think we
should do – should the student neglect his classes and go to Jumu‘ah prayer,
knowing that in Turkey, Friday is a regular day?
They replied:
Jumu‘ah prayer is an individual obligation (fard ‘ayn); it is
not permissible to miss it because of working hour or study, and the like.
Allah, may He be glorified, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And whoever fears Allah – He
will make for him a way out
And will
provide for him from where he does not expect”
[at-Talaaq 65:2-3].
And Allah is the source of strength; May Allah send blessings
and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. End
quote.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abdillah ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd
ar-Razzaaq ‘Afeefi, Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn Qa‘ood.
Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah
(8/183-184).
This pressure that is being put on you with regard to your
upholding the rituals and acts of worship of Islam, and the impact that this
is having on your religious commitment and your manners and behaviour, is
the reason why the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
forbade the Muslim to settle among the disbelievers, because that involves
many risks that could undermine your religious commitment and manners.
So you should rethink your living and studying in a foreign
country, and whether the conditions of that being permissible are applicable
in your case or not.
For more information, please see the answer to question no.
38284.
And Allah knows best.