Friday prayer with less than 40 people    

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

Question:

First of All I would like to thank you for a nice and a knowledgeable website. I have a small doubt concerning the Friday prayer. According to my madhhab, we must be 40 people before we can play jummah, but all the others are Hanafi and I am Shafi, so my question is: if I am the imam does there still have to be 40 behind me?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalam Alaykum,

Your question has been previously answered at the following links answered by Shaykh Amjad and Sidi Hamza Karamali:

Friday Prayer in the West

Friday Prayer with Less than 40 People

And Allah knows best

Shazia Ahmad

 

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