The number of people required to hold the Friday prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you, listener H.H.A., a Sudanese resident in Qatar, who also asks and says: What is the ruling on performing the Friday prayer for only three people?
Answer:
The correct view is that there is no harm in it. It is true that a specific number is not required for the Friday prayer to be valid; rather, it is established with three or more people, provided they are permanently settled in a location. If they are permanently settled in a place, they should establish the Friday prayer if there is no mosque nearby. However, if they have a mosque nearby, they should pray with the Muslims. But if they are far from the place where the Friday prayer is held, and there are three or more of them, they may establish the Friday prayer. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you, listener H.H.A., a Sudanese resident in Qatar, who also asks and says: What is the ruling on performing the Friday prayer for only three people?
Answer:
The correct view is that there is no harm in it. It is true that a specific number is not required for the Friday prayer to be valid; rather, it is established with three or more people, provided they are permanently settled in a location. If they are permanently settled in a place, they should establish the Friday prayer if there is no mosque nearby. However, if they have a mosque nearby, they should pray with the Muslims. But if they are far from the place where the Friday prayer is held, and there are three or more of them, they may establish the Friday prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4804- العدد الذي تنعقد به صلاة الجمعة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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