People abandoned even the fard prayer after Jumu'a was stopped in a small settlement

Question

The population of our village at present is 1,100; there are grocery shops. All necessities are in a small town two miles away, and from there all needs are met. Three fatwas concerning Jumu'a were sent to you — you had it stopped. These people will neither keep the fasts of Ramadan, nor pray tarawih, nor perform the prayer, nor give charity [and] zakat.

Answer

[ar]شَرْطُ أَدَائِهَا الْمِصْرُ، أَيْ شَرْطُ صِحَّتِهَا أَنْ تُؤَدَّى فِي مِصْرٍ، حَتَّى لَا تَصِحَّ فِي قَرْيَةٍ وَلَا مَفَازَةٍ؛ لِقَوْلِ عَلِيٍّ ﵁: لَا جُمُعَةَ وَلَا تَشْرِيقَ وَلَا صَلَاةَ فِطْرٍ وَلَا أَضْحَى إِلَّا فِي مِصْرٍ جَامِعٍ أَوْ فِي مَدِينَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ، رَوَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَصَحَّحَهُ ابْنُ حَزْمٍ، وَكَفَى بِقَوْلِهِ قُدْوَةً وَإِمَامًا[/ar] “The…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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