Jumu‘a in Villages

Question

Is Jumu‘a permissible in villages or not? Kindly give an answer with references to the books.

Answer

Answer (1) — Nur al-Hasan The respected Shah Wali, the muhaddith of Delhi, wrote in “al-Musaffa”, the commentary on “al-Muwatta’”: پس نماز جمعه دو رکعت است در وقت ظهر با جماعت عظیمه از مسلمین در قریه یا در شهر “So the Friday prayer is two rak‘as at the time of Zuhr with a large congregation of Muslims, in a village or in a city.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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