Is the Friday prayer obligatory for those who go out to the wilderness for recreation?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Also, one of the questioners says: As for those who go out to the wilderness and parks, do they pray the Friday prayer, or do they combine it, or do they pray it as the midday prayer?
The Shaykh:
If there is a mosque near them where the Friday prayer is held, and they can hear the call to prayer with their bare voices, without a loudspeaker, then they are required to go and pray with the Muslims. But if they are far away and cannot hear the voice with the bare voice, then the Friday prayer is not required of them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. This one says: What is your advice for the young man who is undutiful to his parents and raises his voice at them because they order him to pray the dawn prayer?
The Shaykh:
Before that, let us complete the answer to the previous question. Please. If a traveler intends a specific distance, even for recreation, that reaches 80 kilometers, then he shortens the prayer. But if he goes out and does not know where he will stop, whether near or far, then he does not shorten the prayer, even if he reaches the distance for shortening, because he did not intend a specific distance. As for the one who goes out while hearing the call to the Friday prayer nearby, he is required to attend and pray with the Muslims. As for those who hold the Friday prayer in the wilderness, that is wrong and not permissible, and their prayer is not valid with that. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Also, one of the questioners says: As for those who go out to the wilderness and parks, do they pray the Friday prayer, or do they combine it, or do they pray it as the midday prayer?
The Shaykh:
If there is a mosque near them where the Friday prayer is held, and they can hear the call to prayer with their bare voices, without a loudspeaker, then they are required to go and pray with the Muslims. But if they are far away and cannot hear the voice with the bare voice, then the Friday prayer is not required of them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. This one says: What is your advice for the young man who is undutiful to his parents and raises his voice at them because they order him to pray the dawn prayer?
The Shaykh:
Before that, let us complete the answer to the previous question. Please. If a traveler intends a specific distance, even for recreation, that reaches 80 kilometers, then he shortens the prayer. But if he goes out and does not know where he will stop, whether near or far, then he does not shorten the prayer, even if he reaches the distance for shortening, because he did not intend a specific distance. As for the one who goes out while hearing the call to the Friday prayer nearby, he is required to attend and pray with the Muslims. As for those who hold the Friday prayer in the wilderness, that is wrong and not permissible, and their prayer is not valid with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3295] هل تجب صلاة الجمعة على من يخرجون إلى البراري للتنزه؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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