If a man is traveling in a town and the Friday prayer is established, is it permissible for him to absent himself from it?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you. At the standing at 'Arafah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and those with him were travelers. So, if a man is traveling and the Friday prayer is established in a town where he is to attend to some of his affairs, is it permissible to be absent from it?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not permissible, it is not permissible, except if he wishes to exempt himself from the statement of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9].
The questioner : Here, we have made it obligatory for him to attend the Friday prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes, following the general rule.
The questioner : That is, we say that it is not obligatory for him to establish the Friday prayer independently.
The Shaykh : Independently, yes, that is right.
The questioner : It is obligatory for him to attend it if...
The Shaykh : But if he is in a town where the Friday prayer is established, it is obligatory for him to attend, because we ask: what has exempted him from the generality of[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9]? This is your question. Did you raise your hand or not? Well, ask.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not permissible, it is not permissible, except if he wishes to exempt himself from the statement of Allah the Exalted:
O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِThe questioner : Here, we have made it obligatory for him to attend the Friday prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes, following the general rule.
The questioner : That is, we say that it is not obligatory for him to establish the Friday prayer independently.
The Shaykh : Independently, yes, that is right.
The questioner : It is obligatory for him to attend it if...
The Shaykh : But if he is in a town where the Friday prayer is established, it is obligatory for him to attend, because we ask: what has exempted him from the generality of