People living in the countryside when Friday or Eid comes

Ibn Awn said: I wrote to Nafi' asking him about people who are in a rural district when the Eid comes: will they gather for the Eid prayer, and for the Friday prayer, and will a man lead them in these prayers? He wrote back to me: As for the Eid prayer, they will gather and a man will lead them in the Eid prayer; as for the Friday prayer, I have no knowledge about it.

Ikrimah said: If some people are on a journey or in the countryside on the day of Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha, they will gather and pray, and one man will lead them in the prayer.

Al-Hasan said concerning the people of the villages: They will not go out for the Eid prayer, nor will anyone lead them in the Eid prayer.

Yahya bin Abi Kathir said: Ata bin Abi Rabah was asked about this, and he said: When it is a large village (with a congregational mosque), they should pray two rak'ahs, like on Friday.

Yahya said: Al-Hakam bin Utaybah was asked, and he said: There is no Friday prayer except with the imam in the congregational mosque.

Yahya said: And Qatadah said: To my knowledge, the Friday prayer is only held with the ruler in the cities of the Muslims.

Yahya said: It used to be said: There is no Friday prayer, no Eid al-Adha and no Eid al-Fitr except for the one who attends with the imam.

Al-Hakam said: Umar bin Abd al-Aziz wrote to the people of the villages, commanding them to pray the prayers of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha and to hold the Friday prayer as well.

Makhul said: When a village has a governor (amir), the Friday prayer is obligatory upon them.

Ali bin al-Aqmar said: Masruq and Urwah bin al-Mughirah went out to a countryside place of theirs. When the time of the Friday prayer came, they did not hold the Friday prayer, and when the Eid came, they did not pray the Eid prayer.