Jumuah for people living on a farm
Question
If a person works & lives on a farm and there in nothing around him but farm land and the closest Jummah Masjid is 20 or 30 km away and he does not own a vehicle. Is Jummah still compulsory for him?
Answer
Jumuah salaah is not compulsory on people living on a farm away from the town or in a small village.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
(شروط وجوبها) . . . ( والإقامة ) خرج به المسافر وأن تكون الإقامة ( بمصر ) خرج به المقيم بقرية (مراقي الفلاح مع حاشية الطحطاوي 504)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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