We are Arabs in the desert, meaning we are nomads, and we do not establish the Friday prayer for us in the desert, knowing that we have memorizers of the Noble Qur'an, but the community does not establish it.
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The questioner : We are Arabs in the desert, meaning we are nomads, and we do not establish the Friday prayer for us in the desert, knowing that we have memorizers of the Noble Qur'an, but the community does not establish the Friday prayer on the grounds that they are desert dwellers who are not residents. What is the ruling on that? May you be rewarded.
The Shaykh : Yes, the desert dwellers do not pray the Friday prayer, because the desert areas were around the city in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not order them to establish the Friday prayer. So travelers on their journey and desert dwellers in their desert do not pray the Friday prayer, but rather they pray the midday prayer in its place. If they are residents, they pray the midday prayer with four units, and if they are travelers, they pray the midday prayer with two units.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Yes, the desert dwellers do not pray the Friday prayer, because the desert areas were around the city in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not order them to establish the Friday prayer. So travelers on their journey and desert dwellers in their desert do not pray the Friday prayer, but rather they pray the midday prayer in its place. If they are residents, they pray the midday prayer with four units, and if they are travelers, they pray the midday prayer with two units.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.