From what distance Friday prayer is attended

Hisham bin Urwah said: I sent a message to Aishah bint Sa'd and asked her: "From what distance must one come for Jumu'ah?" She said that Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) had to walk seven or eight miles to go to Jumu'ah. Sometimes he went and sometimes he did not.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that Jumu'ah is obligatory upon everyone who can get back to his resting place by night.

Ibrahim said that one is to come to Jumu'ah from a distance of two farsakhs.

Abdullah bin Yazid said: I asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib: "Upon whom is Jumu'ah obligatory?" He said: "Upon whoever hears the call (adhan) of Jumu'ah."

Abu al-Bakhtari said: I saw Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) coming to Jumu'ah from al-Zawiyah; this place is at a distance of two farsakhs from Basra.

Ibn Awn said that Abu al-Malih was the governor of al-Ubullah. When Friday came, he would come from there to attend Jumu'ah.

Ikrimah said that one is to come to Jumu'ah from a distance of four farsakhs.

Abu Abd al-Rahman said: We used to come to the (Jumu'ah) prayer from a distance of two farsakhs.

Al-Hasan said that everyone who can get back to his family by night is to come to Jumu'ah.

Umar bin Abd al-Aziz said that everyone who can get back to his family by night is to come to Jumu'ah.

Hisham bin Urwah said: My father lived at "Bi'r Urwah", which was at a distance of three miles from Madinah, and he did not attend Jumu'ah or the congregational prayer.

Aflah, the freed slave of Abu Ayyub, said: Sayyiduna Ibn Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) used to come to us on Friday from the outlying areas (al-Awali) of the city. He would bring a vessel of water with him and pray Jumu'ah.

Mujahid said: A group of men and women used to pray Jumu'ah with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and they would not get back to their dwellings until the next day.

Nafi' said that Jumu'ah is obligatory upon the person who can go back and spend the night with his family.

Ja'far said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to come to Jumu'ah on foot. Hushaym said: I asked Abd al-Hamid: "How much distance was there between his house and the place of Jumu'ah?" He said: "Two miles."

Al-Zuhri said that people used to come from Dhu al-Hulayfah and pray Jumu'ah with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hawshab bin Aqil said: I asked Ata: "From what distance must one come to pray Jumu'ah?" He said: "From seven miles."

Ja'far bin Burqan said: I asked al-Zuhri: "At what distance from the city must a person be for Jumu'ah to be obligatory upon him?" He said: "The people of Dhu al-Hulayfah used to attend Jumu'ah."

Ibn Awn said that Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) was asked: "Should the people of the outlying villages attend Jumu'ah?" He said: "The Ansar used to attend Jumu'ah from the settlements around Madinah."

Shu'bah said: I asked Hammad: "Should a man attend Jumu'ah from a distance of two farsakhs?" He said: "No." I asked al-Hakam, and he said: "If he can come and go back within one day, then Jumu'ah is obligatory upon him."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that one is to come to Jumu'ah from a distance of two farsakhs.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Jumu'ah is not obligatory upon a person who is at a distance of one mile.

Al-Sa'ib said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) lived in a village called "al-Waht", three miles from Ta'if, and he used to come to Ta'if to pray Jumu'ah.

Amr bin Shu'ayb was asked: "O Abu Ibrahim! Upon whom do you hold Jumu'ah to be obligatory?" He said: "Upon whoever hears the voice of the mu'adhdhin."