Opposing the imam without reason

Question

A certain man has for a very long time been leading the ‘Id prayer in a certain village. Now this year, on the day of ‘Id, right at the time of the prayer, a man came from outside and, openly showing opposition or regarding the respected imam with contempt, took a few people — a small group — with him and leads the prayer in another place, which on the owner’s part is not a place known to be waqf — indeed, it is not waqf at all.

Answer

For the validity of Jumu‘a, a mosque or a place known to be waqf is not a condition: in a settlement where Jumu‘a is permissible, it is permissible even without a mosque. So if that settlement is large, such that it can be called a city (misr)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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