The Eid Prayer in Two Places

Question

The people of several villages, joining together, all used to pray together, having designated one man’s land for it. But that land was cut away by the river and became desolate, so the people began to pray without designating any place. However, after some days he gave the land — so will the prayer be performed on it again?

Answer

That everyone together decided to perform the Eid prayer in one place in harmony is very good: in this there is goodness and baraka. Although, in case of need, the Eid prayer is also valid when it is performed in more than one place: [ar]وتؤدى صلاة العيد بمصر واحد بمواضع كثيرة اتفاقًا[/ar] “The Eid prayer is performed in one city in many places, by agreement” (al-Durr…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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