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Performing Jum'a prayers in the village 9446559727

Islami Jindegisalat


Question

Is Jumu'ah prayer permissible in rural areas? We have roads and ghats in our village, fairly necessary things are available in the shops. Is there a system of education? 7162486598


Answer

- حامداومصلياومسلما، بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم -

Before knowing whether Jum'a is permissible in a village or not, it is necessary to know what a village is and what a city is. The reason is that being a city, suburb or large village is a condition for the Jumu'ah prayer to be valid. Jum'a is not valid in small villages. Knowing the definition of city and large village, it is easy to determine whether Jum'ah is valid in the villages of Bangladesh or not. Jum'ah will not be valid in all small villages that are found outside the definition of cities and large villages. (Hidaya 1:16) Definition of town and large village Hazrat Imam Yusuf Rah. There is a narration to be, which means, a city or a large village is called Abadi, where when the adult male people gather in the biggest mosque, there is no space in the mosque. Although there are many opinions about the definition of a city or a large village, Hazrat Imam Abu Yusuf said. The above-mentioned definition has been adopted by most of the fuqaha 'and has given fatwas on it. Therefore, a population that has such a large number of healthy adult males that they do not congregate in a large mosque, would be called a Shari'ah city or a large village, and it would be necessary to perform Jumu'ah there. Where this definition cannot be found, it will be called a village. Jumu'ah will not be valid in such a village. Most of the villages that we have in our current terminology in Bangladesh fall under the jurisdiction of the city or the city-like big villages in the eyes of Shariah. So it is important to read Jumu'ah there. If not, you have to be a sinner and you have to read the copy of the threat in the hadith. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said that a person who intentionally omits three Jumu'ah without an excuse is given a seal (of disobedience) (Abu Dawood Sharif). The village in question belongs to the city as described in the light of the said masala. So the Jumu'ah prayer will be valid in that village. On the contrary, it is necessary to offer Jumu'ah prayers in that village. If not, everyone will be guilty. The village described in the question though is the village in our terminology. But in the terminology of Shariat, it includes a city or a large village. It is to be noted that in such a place many people read ‘Akhiri Zuhr’ or ‘Ihtiyatul Zuhr’ which is totally wrong and excluded. 8265538578

- والله اعلم باالصواب -

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Source

  • আদ-রুররুল মুখতার, Part: 2, Page: 137
  • বাদায়েয়ূস সানায়ে, Part: 1, Page: 260
  • আল-বাহরুল রায়িক, Part: 2, Page: 245