What is the minimum number of persons required for a jumuah jama'ath?
For a valid Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer congregation, the minimum number of persons required is seven, as indicated in the hadith: The minimum number that makes the Friday prayer valid is seven, or at the least five.
Al-Kafi 4:670. This establishes the basis for the necessary quorum for the Friday prayer, emphasizing the importance of communal worship in Islam.
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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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