The ruling on the Friday prayer in camps located thirty kilometers from Riyadh

Question:
May Allah be with you. Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: There are camps outside the city of Riyadh, located approximately thirty kilometers away. There is a prayer hall in them where the Friday prayer and the other congregational prayers are held. What is the ruling on the Friday prayer in this desert area?

Answer:
The Friday prayer is not valid. Who is issuing them this ruling? They are ruling for themselves. The Friday prayer is not established except by a ruling from the Department of Ifta, because it is responsible for establishing mosques. Therefore, they must repeat the prayers they performed as Friday prayers, because they are not settled; the camps are not permanent and are not buildings. They are outside the town, far from the town, and are not affiliated with the town. So they erred in this, and they must repeat the prayers. Yes.