Those who attended the Eid prayer are not required to offer Friday prayer, according to the fatwa. Anyone attending Eid prayer is allowed to skip Friday prayer, and he can offer Dhuhr prayer at the time of Dhuhr. Jumu'ah prayer can be offered with others on Friday, and this is also a better option, according to a circular issued recently by the ministry.

If a person fails to offer the Eid prayer, he is not eligible to use this concession. The Jumu'ah prayer is obligatory for him, and there will be a concession only if there are not enough faithful to hold the Friday prayer. As a result, he must pray the Dhuhr prayer.

Friday prayer must be performed by the imam of the mosque where Juma prayer is held. In the event that there are not enough worshipers present for Friday prayer, Dhuhr prayer shall be offered.

Those who attend Eid prayer but not Jumu'ah prayer should pray Dhuhr prayer at its time if they do not attend Jumu'ah prayer. The call to prayer (adhan) is also not prescribed except in mosques where Friday prayers are held. There is no call to prayer for the Dhuhr prayer that day.

The Ifta ruled that that the saying that the Jumu'ah prayer and the Dhuhr prayer are not required to perform for those who offer the Eid prayer is incorrect and wrong, emphatically stating it is contrary to the Tradition of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and is in fact dropping one of the obligatory rituals ordained by God without any solid evidence to support it. The ministry's circular, citing the fatwa of the committee, stated that those who attended the Eid prayer must offer the Dhuhr prayer if not the Jumu'ah prayer.