I have been sent to USA in order to get my degree. Two years left for me to graduate. We are 10 people in the city and we don't have a nearby mosque. I don't know if it is a must to pray Friday in this city. Note: I read Fatwa that says that we don't have to pray Friday. I want just to make sure....may God add this to your good deeds.

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

All the scholars of the Muslim Ummah are agreed that the Jamaa'ah (group of Muslims who pray in congregation) is a pre-condition for the Friday prayer. But these scholars disagreed concerning the number of individuals that is sufficient to be called a Jamaa'ah. However, none of their opinions is backed by a sound evidence that makes the number they advance more preponderant than that advanced by others.

As a result, the most preponderant opinion is that any number of individuals conventionally called a group should pray Friday prayer as the Law Maker (i.e. Allah) made the Jamaa'ah a condition for the validity of Friday prayer and did not specify a given number.

In conclusion you are asked to pray Friday prayer as ten men constitute a Jamaa'ah.

For more benefit on Friday prayer, please refer to Fataawa 82835, 82979, 356992, 117037, and 257203.

Allah knows best.