Is the presence of the number required for the validity of the prayer a condition for the validity of the two sermons?

Question : Now, if it is not required that the same person who leads the two sermons also leads the prayer, is it required that the number of people present for the sermons be the same as the number present for the prayer?

Answer : Yes. For example, if he delivered the sermon to forty people, and then forty of his companions left with him, and then forty others came and prayed the Friday prayer, we say this is not valid, because it is necessary that they attend both sermons. Yes.