The following conditions must be fulfilled for jumu’ah...

The following conditions must be fulfilled for jumu’ah prayer to become obligatory: *The time for jumu ah prayer shoyer set in. And thet means that the middaytime should have begun to decline. The time for salat-ul-jumu ‘ah is the earliest part of zuhe. If it is very much delayed, then salat-ul-jumu ah time will beover, and Zuhr salat will hove to be prayed · The number of persons joiningSalat-ul-jumu’ah should be at least five, including the Imàm.

If there are less than five people,Salatul-jumu’ah would not become obligatory. · The Imàm should fulfil the necessary conditions for leading the prayer. These conditions include righteousness (‘Adalah) and other qualities which are required of an Imàm and which will be mentioned in connection with the congational prayer. In absence of an Imàm qualifying to lead,Salat-ul-ujmu’ah will not be obligatory.

The following conditions should be fulfilled for theSalat-ul-jumu’ah to be correct: · The prayer should be offered in congregation. Hence, Friday prayer cannot be prayed alone. If a person joinsSalat-ul-jumu’ ah before the Ruku of the second Rak’ah his prayer will be valid and he will have to add another Rak’ah to complete it. But, if he joins the Imàm in the Ruku of the second Rak’ah then as an obligatory precaution the prayer may not suffice, and Tuhr prayer should be prayed.

· Two sermons should be delivered before the prayer by Imàm. · The distance between the two places whereSalat-ul-jumu’ah are offered should not be less than one Farsakh (3 miles). A Few Rules concerning jumu’ah prayer are as follows: · As mentioned before,Salat-ul-Jumu’ah is not absolutely obligatory during the time of Imàm’s (A.S.) absence. Then it is permissible Tuhr prayer in the early part of its time. · It is Makruh to talk while Imàm delivers the sermom.

And if the noise created by talking prevents others from listening to the sermon. Then it is Halal (allowed) as a precaution. · As an obligatory precaution, it is obligatory to listen to both the sermons. However, listening to the sermons is not obligatory upon those, who do not underhand their meanings. · It is not obligatory for a person wishing to join jumu’ah Sal at to be present while Imàm is delivering the sermon.