I pray the Friday prayer in a neighboring village about three kilometers from my village. Is it permissible for me to pray at home during the winter days?
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The questioner : There is another point in this question. He says, “I pray the Friday prayer in a neighboring village about three kilometers from my village. Is it permissible for me to pray at home during the winter days? I hope you will provide me with guidance?”
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the question is that they do not have a Friday prayer. As long as the village is independent of the other, it is obligatory for them to establish the Friday prayer there so that they do not burden people with the journey to the other village, or force people to abandon the Friday prayer.
In any case, if it happens that this village is small and subordinate to the main village, it is obligatory for a person to attend the Friday prayer unless it is difficult for him. If it is difficult for him, such as if there is rain or severe cold wind, and he prays at home, there is no blame on him. But he prays the midday prayer, not the Friday prayer.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.
O my brothers.
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the question is that they do not have a Friday prayer. As long as the village is independent of the other, it is obligatory for them to establish the Friday prayer there so that they do not burden people with the journey to the other village, or force people to abandon the Friday prayer.
In any case, if it happens that this village is small and subordinate to the main village, it is obligatory for a person to attend the Friday prayer unless it is difficult for him. If it is difficult for him, such as if there is rain or severe cold wind, and he prays at home, there is no blame on him. But he prays the midday prayer, not the Friday prayer.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.
O my brothers.
