The ruling on the Friday prayer if the number is not completed
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Question : Now, if it is the other way around.
Answer : The imam does not see the number as forty, but the thirty-nine see the number as forty. May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him. They all pray the Friday prayer; they do not pray the Friday prayer because the thirty say, “We will not pray, and what remains? One remains with whom the Friday prayer is not established; one remains with whom the Friday prayer is not established.” So we say: The Friday prayer is not obligatory for you. All of you, pray, pray the midday prayer.
Answer : The imam does not see the number as forty, but the thirty-nine see the number as forty. May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him. They all pray the Friday prayer; they do not pray the Friday prayer because the thirty say, “We will not pray, and what remains? One remains with whom the Friday prayer is not established; one remains with whom the Friday prayer is not established.” So we say: The Friday prayer is not obligatory for you. All of you, pray, pray the midday prayer.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4484الإمام لا يرى العدد أربعين والتسعة والثلاثون يرون...📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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