The Friday prayer before the midday time to facilitate the work of employees
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from France says: The imam of our mosque in France has decided that we should pray the Friday prayer one hour before the midday time, especially in the summer, to facilitate the work of Muslim employees in companies. He says: If we prayed it after the midday time, many of these Muslim employees would not attend. He asks: What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
It is not permissible for him to issue a ruling; rather, he must refer this to the Department of Ifta and to the scholars. He should send them a question asking them about this. As for him issuing a ruling? No.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from France says: The imam of our mosque in France has decided that we should pray the Friday prayer one hour before the midday time, especially in the summer, to facilitate the work of Muslim employees in companies. He says: If we prayed it after the midday time, many of these Muslim employees would not attend. He asks: What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
It is not permissible for him to issue a ruling; rather, he must refer this to the Department of Ifta and to the scholars. He should send them a question asking them about this. As for him issuing a ruling? No.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 52 من 76/شرح فتح المجيد لشرح كتاب التوحيد/اتخاذ القبور مساجد/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:13:18)
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