Prerequisites which make Friday Prayer Necessary

1. To be a muqeem. Friday prayer is not necessary for a musafir.
2. To be sound and healthy. Friday is not necessary for a person who is sick. That sickness which prevents a person from going to the congregational mosque on foot will be considered. If a person is very weak due to old-age, is unable to go to the mosque or is blind, then all these people will fall under the category of the sick and Friday prayer will not be necessary for them.
3. To be a free person. Friday prayer is not necessary for a slave.
4. To be a male. Friday prayer is not necessary for a female.
5. To be free from those excuses which allow one from leaving out the congregation. These have been mentioned previously. If any of these excuses are found, Friday prayer will not be necessary.Examples:
   (i) It is raining very heavily.
   (ii) One is taking care of a sick person.
   (iii) By going to the mosque there is a fear of a certain enemy.
   (iv) the prerequisites which we mentioned in order for prayer to be necessary are also considered here. That is, to be sane, mature, and to be a Muslim.

All these prerequisites which have been mentioned make Friday prayer necessary. If any of these prerequisites are not found in a person and he still offers Friday prayer, then his prayer will be valid. That is, the duty of offering Zuhr prayer will fall off. For example, a certain musafir or woman offers Friday prayer.