Settlement is a condition for the obligation of the Friday prayer

Question:
Is settlement a condition for the obligation of the Friday prayer, or a condition for its validity, such that it is not valid without it?

Answer:
It is not obligatory, according to the correct view, except with the condition of settlement. It is not performed on journeys, but only in a town whose residents are settled and established; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray it on journeys, nor did he command the Bedouins who move from place to place to do so. Therefore, the Friday prayer is held in the place where the believers settle and reside.