Conditions for Validity of Jumu'ah
Posted: 16 Jamad-ul-Awwal 1423, 27 July 2002
| Q.) The area in which I work has no mosques and the
company for which I work employees very few Muslims. For this reason I am
having problems praying my Jumu'ah.
Can you please advise me as to what to do. The closest mosque is a few miles away (20 miles); if I were to go there I would not make it back in time. My lunch break is only one hour. |
A.) In order for Jumu'ah to be valid, it is not necessary that it be performed in a Masjid. The condition for the validity of the Jumu'ah is that it must be a town or city and there must be at least three adult Muslim males besides the Imam.
If the area of your work is a town or city, we suggest you and the other Muslim employees perform Jumu'ah at the workplace or in a nearby venue. You may discuss that with your administration or alternatively rent a place nearby every Friday to perform Jumu'ah there.
And Allah Knows Best