however, join muslims their Sal?t’. Another narration states: ‘ ... their Musall?, but should attend the Khutbah and witness goodness with other muslims’.
I [’Umm ‘Atiyyah] then enquired: ‘O All?h’s Messenger! What if a woman does not have a garment [with which she could cover herself when going out to the Sal?t]’?
The prophet ( - ) said: ‘She may borrow one from her muslim sister’. (1)
The obligation of going out for the Musall? entails the obligation of doing Sal?t there-for those who have no Shar‘ excuse not to do so. If the means for doing something is an obligation then the thing to be done is also an obligation. This obligation is affirmed on men more than on women. (2)
One of the evidences that affirm the obligation of attending Sal?tul Eidain is that doing Sal?tul Eid cancels doing the Friday Sal?t. That is, if one does the former, he needn’t attend the latter. This is affirmed in the prophet’s ( - ) had?th which states: ‘On this day [Friday], two Eids have come together. Whoever wishes to attend the Friday Sal?t, he may do so, and whoever does not; the Eid Sal?t is sufficient for him. Yet, we will perform the Friday Sal?t’. (3)
It is a well-known Shar‘ principle that what is not an obligation does not cancel that which is so. It is also affirmed that he ( - ) used
(1) Narrated by: Al-Bukh?r? in his “Sah?h” (no. 324, 351, 971, 974, 980, 981 and 1652), Muslim in his “Sah?h” (no. 980), Ahmad in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 5 / pp. 84 - 5), An-Nas?’? in “Al-Mujtab?” (vol. 3 / p. 180), Ibn M?jah in “As-Sunnan” (no. 1307) and At-Tirmith? in “Al-J?m?‘” (no. 539).
(2) “Al-Maw‘ithal Hasanah” (p. 43).
(3) Narrated by: Al-Firy?b? in “Ahk?mul Eidain” (no. 150), Ab? D?w?d in “As-Sunnan” (no. 1073), Ibn M?jah in “As-Sunnan” (no. 1311), Ibnil J?r?d in “Al-Muntaq?” (no. 302), Al-H?kim in “Al-Mustadrak” (vol. 1 / p. 288), Al-Baihaq? in “As-Sunnan Al-Kubr?” (vol. 3 / p. 318), Ibn Abdil Barr in “At-Tamh?d” (vol. 10 / p. 272), Al-Khat?b in “T?r?kh Bagd?d” (vol. 3 / p. 129) and Ibnil Jawz? in “Al-W?hiy?t” (vol. 1 / p. 473). Considering the many narrations, the had?th is authentic. See also: “Saw?ti‘ Al-Qamarain F? Takhr?j Ah?d?th Ahk?mul Eidain” by Mus?‘id Ibn Sulaim?n Ibn R?shid (pp. 211 - ... ).