May One Establish Friday Prayer Outdoors?
May one establish Friday prayer outdoors?
According to the majority of Islamic scholars, Fiday prayer may be established in the mosques in residential areas and the outdoor areas near them. Malikis who say that establishing Friday prayer in residential areas is required also state that it should be established in mosques (Ibn Rushd, Bidayah, I, 159-160; Mawwak, al-Tach, I, 520; Shirbini, Mughni al-muhtaj, I, 419; Kasani, Bada’i, I, 259-261; Ibn Qudamah, al-Mughni, III, 202-209). However, wherever it is established, permission should be taken from religiously authorized bodies.
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA