Al-Kāfi - The Book of Prayer

Chapter: Obligation of Friday Salah (prayer) 7ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْ٠ُغِيرَةِ عَنْ جَ٠ٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) قَالَ يَكُونُ بَيْنَ الْجَ٠َاعَتَيْنِ ثَلاَثَةُ أَ٠ْيَالٍ يَعْنِي لاَ يَكُونُ جُ٠ُعَةٌ إِلاَّ فِي٠َا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَ٠ْيَالٍ وَلَيْسَ تَكُونُ جُ٠ُعَةٌ إِلاَّ بِخُطْبَةٍ قَالَ فَإِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَ الْجَ٠َاعَتَيْنِ فِي الْجُ٠ُعَةِ ثَلاَثَةُ أَ٠ْيَالٍ فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يُجَ٠ِّعَ هَؤُلاَءِ وَيُجَ٠7.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from Jamil from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘There must be a distance of three miles between two congregations for Friday Salah (prayer). Friday Salah (prayer) without sermon is not valid.

If there is a distance of three miles between two congregation for Friday Salah (prayer), then each congregation can come together (for Friday Salah (prayer)).”’ حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/351))