Jumu‘a in a Place with a Population of Four Thousand

Question

A place where there is a market and a post office and the population is approximately three to four thousand — can it be called a city? And can Jumu‘a be established in such a place or not? If Jumu‘a can be established there, then is Jumu‘a wajib upon the people of its surroundings who come there to pray Jumu‘a, or not? Will these people be included in the environs of the city (fina’ al-misr) or not? What is called the environs of the city, and how far from the city does its limit extend?

Answer

Such a place has the ruling of a city, so Jumu‘a will be wajib [there]. The definition of the environs of the city (fina’ al-misr) is this: [ar]فناؤه ما حوله، اتصل به أو لا، لأجل مصالحه كدفن الموتى وركض الخيل، والمختار للفتوى تقديره بفرسخ[/ar] “Its environs (fina’)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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