The Virtue of Arriving Early for the Friday Prayer
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Question:
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, many people are late for the Friday prayer and arrive when the imam enters. Please tell us about the virtue of arriving early, and when does the first hour of Friday begin?
Answer:
It is best for the Muslim to arrive early for the Friday prayer, to be present early, and to wait for the prayer by reciting the Qur'an and performing voluntary prayers. This is a great reward. The first hour begins, according to some, from the dawn prayer, and the most prominent among them said it begins from the rising of the sun. So the Muslim should arrive early for the Friday prayer. As for if he is late until the imam enters, or until the sermon ends, or until the first unit of prayer is missed, this is a great deficiency. His Friday prayer is valid, but there is a great deficiency in his reward. Yes.
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, many people are late for the Friday prayer and arrive when the imam enters. Please tell us about the virtue of arriving early, and when does the first hour of Friday begin?
Answer:
It is best for the Muslim to arrive early for the Friday prayer, to be present early, and to wait for the prayer by reciting the Qur'an and performing voluntary prayers. This is a great reward. The first hour begins, according to some, from the dawn prayer, and the most prominent among them said it begins from the rising of the sun. So the Muslim should arrive early for the Friday prayer. As for if he is late until the imam enters, or until the sermon ends, or until the first unit of prayer is missed, this is a great deficiency. His Friday prayer is valid, but there is a great deficiency in his reward. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7472- فضل التبكير إلى الجمعة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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