What are the conditions for leading the Friday prayer? Is it permissible to leave a nearby mosque and pray in a more distant mosque within the same town?
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The conditions for leading the Friday prayer (Jumu'ah) are the same as those for leading congregational prayers, with some differences. A traveler is not permitted to lead the people in the Friday prayer unless he is a ruler (sultan) or his deputy. Freedom is a condition for the Imam of Jumu'ah according to Ahmad and Malik, whereas Al-Shafi'i and Abu Hanifa permitted it for both the traveler and the slave. As for praying in a distant mosque, there is no harm in it for a valid reason, such as the large number of congregants.
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