The ruling on the Friday prayer and shortening the prayer for one who works in the desert

Question:
He says: I work for a company for twenty-eight days in the desert. What is the ruling on my prayer, knowing that there is a prayer place but no mosque? Do I pray as a traveler or as a resident, and what is the ruling on the Friday prayer?

Answer:
The Friday prayer is not established except in towns; it is established in a place of permanent settlement. It is in a place of permanent settlement that the Friday prayer is held. As for the open desert, even if your stay there is long, there is no Friday prayer for you. The Bedouin in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lived around Madinah, residing in various places around Madinah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order them to pray the Friday prayer. Therefore, those who stay in the open desert for a period exceeding four days for work, for a picnic, or for any other reason, take the ruling of residence. They do not shorten the prayer but complete it, and they do not combine the two prayers because they are residents. As for the Friday prayer, it is not prayed except in places of continuous settlement.