If you do not attend Jumu`ah due to a legitimate excuse such as sickness and so on, or for some other reason, you should pray Dhuhr. Similarly a woman, travellers and desert dwellers should pray Dhuhr.

The date for `Eid Al-Fitr and `Eid Al-Adha is based on sighting of the new moon. So, there is no problem if `Eid Al-Adha is on Friday in one country and on Saturday in another, and so on, based on the differences in moon sighting.

1. Friday is a good day. There are many hadiths which speak of the virtues of Friday. 2. There are many acts of worship which are recommended for the Muslim to do on Friday such as offering Friday prayer, making a lot of du’a, sending a lot of blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and reading Surat al-Kahf.

Jumu`ah prayer is not obligatory for women and they may pray four Rak`ahs of Dhuhr in their homes. Praying Jumu`ah at home on one’s own is not valid for either a man or a woman. If a woman wants to pray Jumu`ah, she has to avoid perfume and adornments, and not crowd together with men in the streets.