Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sa'id bin Zayd and Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to stay at al-Shajarah, which was less than six miles away. They would sometimes attend Jumu'ah and sometimes leave it. Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) was two miles from Ta'if; he too would sometimes attend Jumu'ah and sometimes leave it.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجمعة / 5593
Ibn Abi Ja'far narrates from al-A'raj that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to come to Jumu'ah on foot from Dhu al-Hulayfah, which was six miles from Madinah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجمعة / 5594
Sabrah bin al-Ala narrates from al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) that the people of Dhu al-Hulayfah used to gather (for Jumu'ah) with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that was a distance of six miles from Madinah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجمعة / 5595
Thabit bin Mishhal, the freed slave of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), says that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) would be at al-Shajarah, and when Jumu'ah came he would not go down to it, even though he had riding animals.
The Shaykh says: This indicates that coming (to Jumu'ah) was a matter of choice; and a group held that whoever can get back to his family by nightfall after leaving must attend it.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجمعة / 5597
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«ضعيف۔ أخرجه البخاري في تاريخه 2/167»
Nafi' narrates from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the ritual bath (ghusl) is upon the one on whom the Friday prayer is obligatory, and the Friday prayer is obligatory upon the one who can return to his family (by nightfall).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجمعة / 5598
Yahya bin Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) ordered the people of Dhu al-Hulayfah to attend the Friday prayer in Madinah, so they used to pray the Friday prayer there.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجمعة / 5599
Amr bin Muhajir narrates from his father that he heard Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) say: The Friday prayer is obligatory upon the one who returns to his home; and he used to say in his sermon: O people of Qarad! O people of Rakiyyah, and of the outskirts of al-Ghutah, and those near al-Thaniyyah! The Friday prayer (attend it); he said this twice.
This has also been narrated in a musnad hadith, except that it is extremely weak; we have mentioned it so that its chain may be known.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجمعة / 5601
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever knows that the night will bring him back to his family, let him attend the Friday prayer."
Only Mu'arik bin Abbad narrated it from Abdullah bin Sa'id; Ahmad bin Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I do not know Mu'arik, and Abdullah bin Sa'id, who is Abu Abbad, is munkar al-hadith (his narrations are rejected) and matruk (abandoned).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجمعة / 5602