The Condition of a Sultan for Jumu'a

Question

Among the conditions of Jumu'a is [the presence of] a sultan, and in this country the sultan is not a Muslim. Then the Jumu'a prayer should not be valid — on what basis, then, is it permissible?

Answer

[ar]فلو كان الولاة كفارًا يجوز بتراضي المسلمين إقامة الجمعة، ويصير القاضي قاضيًا بتراضي المسلمين، ويجب عليهم أن يلتمسوا واليًا مسلمًا[/ar] “If the rulers are unbelievers, it is permissible, by the mutual consent of the Muslims, to hold Jumu'a, and the qadi becomes a qadi by the mutual consent of the Muslims, and it is obligatory on them to seek a Muslim ruler” (“Radd…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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