If we go out to the open countryside and a group of us performs the Friday prayer there, is our prayer valid?

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If we go out to the open countryside and a group of us performs the Friday prayer there, is our prayer valid?

The Shaykh:
No, neither your prayer nor theirs is valid. You do not perform the Friday prayer in the open countryside. The Friday prayer is only for the settled population and the town; it is not performed in the open countryside. Yes. Please proceed.

The questioner:
Some people say that on Friday, all I have to do is pray two rak'ahs. They consider the day to be Friday, not Zuhr. All I have to do is pray two rak'ahs.

The Shaykh:
No. It is not required of you if you pray the Friday prayer with the people; there is no harm in doing so in the mosque. However, if you do not pray it with the people, you must pray Zuhr. You must pray the Zuhr prayer. Yes.