What is the minimum number of persons required for a jumuah jama'ath?
The minimum number of persons required for a Jumu'ah congregation is mentioned in Shia sources. Al-Kafi narrates: The minimum number that makes the Friday prayer valid is seven, or at the least five.
Al-Kafi 4:670 This indicates that the congregation must consist of at least five individuals for the Friday prayer to be considered valid.
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Al-Kafi 4:670
Al-Kafi · Book 4, Hadith 670
Mu'alla ibn Muhammad narrated from al-Washa' from Abdullah ibn Sinan who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (peace be upon him) about the words of God Almighty: "And of those We created a nation who guide with truth and thereby establish justice." He said: 'They are the Imams.' — OR — The minimum number that makes the Friday prayer valid is seven, or at the least five.
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