Is it permissible to pray Dhuhr instead of Jumu'ah due to the absence of the Caliph?
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They acted wrongly by abandoning Friday prayer and praying Dhuhr instead, for the presence of the Caliph or his permission is not a condition for the obligation or validity of Friday prayer according to the Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah.
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