Jumuah in a small town
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Question:
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group of 10 men go to a small town 25 km from their home for a hike. By Jumuah time, they will be in this little town. But, in this small town, since there
are less than 4 men living there, the Jumuah Salaat does not usually take place. (You
should know that in this small town, there is a Mussalla for vacationers).
When a group of 10 men go to this small town will the Salat of Jumuah be Wajib
on these people or not?
Some say that given that there are more than 4 of them, they will have to do
it.
Others say that given the Jumuah Salaat is not usually done in this small
town, the Jumuah Salaat is not wajib.
Answer:
Salaatul Juma’ah is Wajib for those people staying in a big town/city. As for those staying in a small town/village, it is not Wajib upon them to make Salaatul Jumu’ah. i
AND ALLAH TA'AALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST
ANSWERED BY: Zubair Ahmed
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY: Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
Islamic Date:٢ ذو القعده ١٤٤١
English Date: 24 June 2020
i أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لم يصل الجمعة في القرى، ولم يأمر بها فيها، فعلم بهذا أن القرى ليس محل إقامة الجمعة - - ) بذل المجهود في حل سنن أبي داود امداديه ج ٥ ص ٦٣ الطبعة: الأولى (
ولقوله عليه السلام: "لا جمعة ولا تشريق ولا صلاة فطر ولا أضحى إلا في مصر جامع أو مدينة عظيمة" ولم ينقل عن الصحابة رضي الله عنهم أنهم حين فتحوا البلاد اشتغلوا بنصب المنابر والجمع إلا في الأمصار دون القرى ) حاشية الطحطاوي ص ٥04 دار الكتب العلمية (
)وَيُشْ تَطُ لِصِحَّتِهَا( سَبْعَةُ أَشْيَاءَ:الْأَوَّلُ: الْمِصْرُ ...... أَلَا تَرَى أَنَّ فِي الجَْوَاهِرِ لَوْ صَلَّوْا فِي الْقُرَى لَزِمَهُمْ أَدَاءُ الظُّهْرِ ) رد المحتار ج ٢ ص ١٣٧ / ١٣٨ دار الفكر (
