وَلَا تَجُوزُ فِي الْقُرَى،
Translation: It is not valid in villages (in this stated Hanafi ruling).
The text distinguishes a village from a qualifying city. Other legal schools define the required settlement differently; a present-day locality cannot be classified solely by its modern administrative name.
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Friday Prayer: Conditions, Khutbah, Congregation and Related Rulings
وَلَا تَجُوزُ فِي الْقُرَى،
Translation: It is not valid in villages (in this stated Hanafi ruling).
The text distinguishes a village from a qualifying city. Other legal schools define the required settlement differently; a present-day locality cannot be classified solely by its modern administrative name.