Is the Friday prayer obligatory on the traveler?

The questioner : A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh! One of the students of knowledge mentioned that you hold the view that the Friday prayer is not obligatory on the traveler, and that if he prays it, it does not suffice for him, and that the midday prayer is obligatory on him. I have reviewed your book, *Sharh al-Mumti'* (The Delightful Explanation), and it became clear that you hold the view that the Friday prayer is not obligatory on the traveler, and that if he prays it behind a resident, it is dropped from him. However, if the travelers establish it on their own, it does not suffice for them, just as it does not suffice for the pilgrims, and it is not permissible for them to pray the Friday prayer at 'Arafah. I ask for clarification?

The Shaykh : Yes, this is correct; what I said is correct. If the traveler is in a town where the Friday prayer is established, it is obligatory for him to pray the Friday prayer due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted: Every person says the traveler is a believer, so he falls under the verse. Is that clear? If the traveler is walking in the desert on Friday, it is not permissible for him to pray the Friday prayer. I mean, for example, if there were forty travelers and the time for the Friday prayer came while they were in the desert and they wanted to establish the Friday prayer, it is not permissible. If they do so, they have innovated, sinned, and contradicted the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is obligatory for them to repeat it as the midday prayer, but shortened, because it became obligatory on them while they were travelers.
What is the evidence for these harsh rulings? The evidence is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hold fast to my Sunnah and beware of [deviating from] the path of the travelers."
And it is known that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) would travel, and the Friday prayer would come upon him while he was traveling, and he never established it. In fact, even at 'Arafah, the time for standing at 'Arafah during the Farewell Pilgrimage coincided with what? Friday. And yet he did not pray the Friday prayer; he prayed the midday prayer. He ordered Bilal to give the call to prayer, and he did so. After he first delivered the sermon to the people—and the sermon at 'Arafah is not a Friday sermon—he ordered Bilal, and he gave the call, then he gave the second call, and he prayed the midday prayer. Then he gave the second call again, and he prayed the afternoon prayer. Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said so. Is the issue clear or not?
So, if the traveler is in a town where the Friday prayer is established, the Friday prayer is obligatory on him. The evidence is the saying of Allah the Exalted: And he is a believer, so he falls under the verse. If he is a traveler outside the town, it is not permissible for him to pray the Friday prayer. If he does so, he is an innovator who contradicts the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is obligatory for him to repeat it as the midday prayer. Yes, write, write the question. From our rule, it is forbidden to [the text is garbled here, likely referring to a specific prohibition or term].