Performing the Friday Prayer in the Open Desert
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If we go out to the open desert and a group of us performs the Friday prayer in the desert, is our prayer valid?
Answer:
No, neither your prayer nor theirs is valid. You do not perform the Friday prayer in the open desert. The Friday prayer is only for the settled population and the town; it is not performed in the open desert. Some people say that on Friday, they only have to pray two rak'ahs. They consider it the Friday prayer and not the Dhuhr, thinking they only have to pray two rak'ahs. No, if you pray the Friday prayer with the people, there is no harm in doing so in the mosque. But if you do not pray it with the people, you must pray the Dhuhr. You must pray the Dhuhr prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If we go out to the open desert and a group of us performs the Friday prayer in the desert, is our prayer valid?
Answer:
No, neither your prayer nor theirs is valid. You do not perform the Friday prayer in the open desert. The Friday prayer is only for the settled population and the town; it is not performed in the open desert. Some people say that on Friday, they only have to pray two rak'ahs. They consider it the Friday prayer and not the Dhuhr, thinking they only have to pray two rak'ahs. No, if you pray the Friday prayer with the people, there is no harm in doing so in the mosque. But if you do not pray it with the people, you must pray the Dhuhr. You must pray the Dhuhr prayer. Yes.
Source
شرح عمدة الفقه لابن قدامة، شرح عمدة الفقه 26-10-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:14:44)
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