The beginning of the first hour of Friday and the virtue of arriving early
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The questioner:
We have some questions, and I hope the Honorable Shaykh will be kind enough to answer them. He says: Honorable Shaykh, when does the first hour of Friday begin, and what is its virtue?
The Shaykh:
It is said that the first hour begins after the Fajr prayer, and it is said that it begins after the sun rises. It is likely that the closest view is that it begins with the rising of the sun. So, whoever comes to the mosque on Friday for the Jumu'ah prayer after the sun has risen has come in the first hour, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
And it is a virtue and a share.
The Shaykh:
Its virtue is great. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever comesRiyad as-Salihin 1155, Sahih al-Bukhari 881. Compare the egg and the camel in terms of benefit and magnitude, and the error will be apparent to you. Yes.
We have some questions, and I hope the Honorable Shaykh will be kind enough to answer them. He says: Honorable Shaykh, when does the first hour of Friday begin, and what is its virtue?
The Shaykh:
It is said that the first hour begins after the Fajr prayer, and it is said that it begins after the sun rises. It is likely that the closest view is that it begins with the rising of the sun. So, whoever comes to the mosque on Friday for the Jumu'ah prayer after the sun has risen has come in the first hour, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
And it is a virtue and a share.
The Shaykh:
Its virtue is great. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever comes
he is like one who offers a camel as a sacrifice to seek the Pleasure of Allah; and he who comes at the second hour is like one who offers a cow to win the Pleasure of Allah; and he who comes at the third hour is like one who offers a ram with horns
في الساعة الأولى فكأنما قرب بدنة، ومن جاء في الساعة الثانية فكأنما قرب بقرة، ومن جاء في الساعة الثالثة فكأنما قرب كبشاand if one goes in the fourth hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a hen; and whoever goes in the fifth hour then it is as if he had offered an egg
ومن جاء في الساعة الرابعة فكأنما قرب دجاجة، ومن جاء في الساعة الخامسة فكأنما قرب بيضة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-062-رسالة إلى المرأة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (14:41)
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