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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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It is not valid to combine the Friday prayer with the 'Asr prayer

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. In our area, the imam and most of the people pray the 'Asr prayer immediately after the Friday prayer. What is your guidance?

Answer:
This is not permissible. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:
Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًا
[An-Nisa 4:103]
The Friday prayer has a specific time, which begins from the sun's zenith (zawal). The 'Asr prayer has a time that begins when the shadow of an object becomes equal to its length. When the shadow of a standing object equals its length, the time for 'Asr has entered. It is not permissible to advance the 'Asr prayer before its time, nor to combine it with the Friday prayer, because its time has not entered. If it is prayed before its time, it is not valid.
Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًا
[An-Nisa 4:103]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pray the prayer at its time."
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed at these times and said: "Pray as you have seen me praying." He did not combine the two prayers except in cases of excuse, such as the state of travel where the prayer is shortened, the state of illness where the sick person needs to combine, or the state of rain that wets the clothes and causes people to suffer if they go out to the mosques. In such cases, there is no harm in combining Maghrib and 'Isha, combining Maghrib and 'Isha. However, 'Asr is not combined with the Friday prayer under any circumstances, not in travel, not in residence, and not in rain. 'Asr is not combined with the Friday prayer in any of the circumstances. And whoever combines them, the 'Asr prayer is invalid for him. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4469- لا يصح الجمع بين صلاة الجمعة وصلاة العصر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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