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Jumu'ah
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Jumu'ah is the Friday congregational prayer, performed in place of the regular midday prayer and preceded by a khutbah. The Qur'an describes it as a time to set trade aside and hasten to the remembrance of God. Who it is required of is a recurring question in fatwas.
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