Holding the Friday prayer in villages without permanent settlement
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This person says: In some villages, there are mosques where there is no permanent settlement; rather, a group of people from the center of the town go there to pray, and there are only workers in these villages. Do they suffice for holding the Friday prayer?
Answer:
The Friday prayer, my brothers, is not held except by a ruling from the official authority that examines the justifications and reasons and their applicability to this case. It is not the case that everyone prays the Friday prayer on his own and issues a ruling for himself. If a ruling is issued by the competent authority to hold the Friday prayer, it is acted upon. And unless a ruling is issued, it is not permissible. There must be no disorder in this matter, because the reasons may not be present, in which case their Friday prayer would not be valid. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This person says: In some villages, there are mosques where there is no permanent settlement; rather, a group of people from the center of the town go there to pray, and there are only workers in these villages. Do they suffice for holding the Friday prayer?
Answer:
The Friday prayer, my brothers, is not held except by a ruling from the official authority that examines the justifications and reasons and their applicability to this case. It is not the case that everyone prays the Friday prayer on his own and issues a ruling for himself. If a ruling is issued by the competent authority to hold the Friday prayer, it is acted upon. And unless a ruling is issued, it is not permissible. There must be no disorder in this matter, because the reasons may not be present, in which case their Friday prayer would not be valid. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (58:03)
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