Which is more preferable on Friday before the imam goes out: the voluntary prayer or reciting the Qur'an?
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The questioner:
Is there a preference among these three for the one who attends Friday prayer? Is it better for him to pray a voluntary prayer, to pray a lot of voluntary prayers, or to recite the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
He should recite, pray whatever voluntary prayers are easy for him, and the minimum of that is the greeting of the mosque. If he prays until the imam goes out for the sermon and he coincides with that, that is fine.
The presenter:
The best is to occupy oneself with voluntary prayers.
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes, yes.
Is there a preference among these three for the one who attends Friday prayer? Is it better for him to pray a voluntary prayer, to pray a lot of voluntary prayers, or to recite the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
He should recite, pray whatever voluntary prayers are easy for him, and the minimum of that is the greeting of the mosque. If he prays until the imam goes out for the sermon and he coincides with that, that is fine.
The presenter:
The best is to occupy oneself with voluntary prayers.
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5194- أيهما أولى يوم الجمعة قبل خروج الإمام صلاة النافلة أم قراءة القرآن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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