The scholars differed as to whether Friday is obligatory and when it is obligatory. It was said that Friday is not obligatory at Arafat. Others who said this opinion said that he stipulated for the obligation of Friday that there be forty men among the people of Arafat. It is said that if the commander of the Hajj is one of those who does not miss prayer at Mina or... At Arafat, he prayed Friday prayers with them when it happened, and he said, “A people, if he is going to Mecca, he will gather with them.” What I say is that he will gather with them, whether he is traveling or residing, and many or few of what is given to them in the tongue is called a group.