Ruling on leaving the Friday prayer due to the absence of a mosque in the village
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Question:
He says: In our village, there is no mosque, and in one of the neighboring villages, there is a mosque. The people of our village do not go to pray the Friday prayer. What is their ruling?
Answer:
It is obligatory for them to pray with their brothers in the other mosque. If it is far from them, it is obligatory for them to pray in their own location.
As for leaving it, it is not permissible for them. This is a great evil. We seek refuge in Allah from that. In fact, there is evidence indicating that it is apostasy: leaving the prayer without a valid legal excuse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 865 And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
The conclusion is: It is obligatory for the Muslim to pray the Friday prayer and to maintain it if he is a resident and not a traveler. If his village does not have a Friday prayer because of its small size, and there is a neighboring village that has a Friday prayer, he should pray with his brothers in the second village. If there is hardship, they should establish the Friday prayer in their own location in both villages: this one has a Friday prayer, and this one has a Friday prayer. However, if they are very close to each other, like one village, they should all pray in one mosque, and praise be to Allah, if the mosque can accommodate them. Otherwise, they should pray in two mosques, just as if the villages were far apart, where each one prays in his own mosque.
It is not permissible for the people of the village to neglect it. Rather, either they pray alone if they are far away, or they pray with their brothers where the Friday prayer is established. It is not permissible to be lenient or negligent in this matter. Rather, they must hasten to pray with their brothers who pray the Friday prayer, or establish a Friday prayer, and ask the court in their area, or the mufti if there is a mufti in their country, to guide them to the legal ruling and to clarify to them what is obligatory upon them. It is not permissible to be lenient in this matter.
And if the questioner is in Saudi Arabia, there is no harm in writing to us so that we can look into the matter, because the matter is referred to the Department of Islamic Affairs and Scholarly Research. He should write to the Department of Islamic Affairs, or write to us, so we can look into the case. If the two villages are close and it is possible for them to pray together, praise be to Allah. Otherwise, each village establishes the Friday prayer on its own. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
He says: In our village, there is no mosque, and in one of the neighboring villages, there is a mosque. The people of our village do not go to pray the Friday prayer. What is their ruling?
Answer:
It is obligatory for them to pray with their brothers in the other mosque. If it is far from them, it is obligatory for them to pray in their own location.
As for leaving it, it is not permissible for them. This is a great evil. We seek refuge in Allah from that. In fact, there is evidence indicating that it is apostasy: leaving the prayer without a valid legal excuse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
People must cease to neglect the Friday prayer or Allah will seal their hearts and then they will be among the negligent.
لينتهين أقوام عن ودعهم الجمعات، أو ليختمن الله على قلوبهم، ثم ليكونون من الغافلينWhoever leaves the Friday prayer three times without an excuse, his heart will be sealed.
من ترك الجمعة ثلاث مرات بغير عذر طبع على قلبهThe conclusion is: It is obligatory for the Muslim to pray the Friday prayer and to maintain it if he is a resident and not a traveler. If his village does not have a Friday prayer because of its small size, and there is a neighboring village that has a Friday prayer, he should pray with his brothers in the second village. If there is hardship, they should establish the Friday prayer in their own location in both villages: this one has a Friday prayer, and this one has a Friday prayer. However, if they are very close to each other, like one village, they should all pray in one mosque, and praise be to Allah, if the mosque can accommodate them. Otherwise, they should pray in two mosques, just as if the villages were far apart, where each one prays in his own mosque.
It is not permissible for the people of the village to neglect it. Rather, either they pray alone if they are far away, or they pray with their brothers where the Friday prayer is established. It is not permissible to be lenient or negligent in this matter. Rather, they must hasten to pray with their brothers who pray the Friday prayer, or establish a Friday prayer, and ask the court in their area, or the mufti if there is a mufti in their country, to guide them to the legal ruling and to clarify to them what is obligatory upon them. It is not permissible to be lenient in this matter.
And if the questioner is in Saudi Arabia, there is no harm in writing to us so that we can look into the matter, because the matter is referred to the Department of Islamic Affairs and Scholarly Research. He should write to the Department of Islamic Affairs, or write to us, so we can look into the case. If the two villages are close and it is possible for them to pray together, praise be to Allah. Otherwise, each village establishes the Friday prayer on its own. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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