Is a minimum of twelve men required for the Friday prayer?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Does the Friday prayer have a required number? Is it necessary to have twelve men to attend and establish it?
Answer:
There is a long-standing disagreement, but the correct view is that it is established by what establishes the congregational prayer, meaning two men with the imam, because the minimum number for a gathering is two. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Does the Friday prayer have a required number? Is it necessary to have twelve men to attend and establish it?
Answer:
There is a long-standing disagreement, but the correct view is that it is established by what establishes the congregational prayer, meaning two men with the imam, because the minimum number for a gathering is two. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1201- هل يشترط لصلاة الجمعة اثنا عشر رجلًا كأقل عدد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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