Can you pray Jumu’ah at home due to the closure of the masājid?


Our Shaykh Abu Bilaal Al-Hadhramy- may Allah preserve him- was asked the following question on 9th Sha’ban 1441 (2nd April 2020):

The Questioner says :

Is it permissible for the Muslims in countries in which the masājid have been closed to gather and establish the jum’ah prayer in some houses?

Answer:

They must not pray jum’ah in the houses. (Instead) they must pray dhur. This is the fatwa of our scholars of recent times.
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Translated by : Abu Sufyaan Saami ibn Daniel Al-Ghaani

Arabic Transcript: https://t.me/abubilalhami/4384