What is the ruling on performing the Friday prayer in the open desert?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is Salim, and he says: Some of the young men went to the open desert on Friday. When the time for prayer arrived, one of them stood up and delivered the sermon to them, then led them in the Friday prayer. What is the ruling on their action?

Answer:
He is practicing public speaking. He is trying it out to see how it goes. Prayer is not a place for experiments or play. It is not permissible to perform the Friday prayer in the open desert. It must be performed with the Muslims in the town, in a place of permanent residence. As for the traveler who is in the open desert, and the travelers in the open desert and the pastures, they do not perform the Friday prayer. This was the case during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The travelers did not perform the Friday prayer. It is not reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Friday prayer during his travels, even though Friday would come during his journey (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Muslim pastures around the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) were not ordered to establish the Friday prayer, because they were not settled; they moved following their grazing animals. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order them to establish the Friday prayer, even though they were large groups. Therefore, the Friday prayer requires settlement. It is not permissible for the traveler or the one who moves from place to place. It is not valid for him if he prays it, except if he follows someone else. If he follows someone else, and the traveler prays the Friday prayer with the residents, it suffices for him in place of the Dhuhr prayer. As for him praying it independently, it is not valid, and it is not his obligation; his obligation is the Dhuhr prayer. Yes.