The ruling on praying the Friday prayer before the sun reaches its zenith?

The questioner : All right, Shaykh, and the people of Madinah say that they used to pray before the sun reached its zenith, and that they would go to their sons and let them rest before the sun reached its zenith.

The Shaykh : No, no, the wording of the hadith is when the sun reaches its zenith.

The questioner : No, the second hadith: We did not establish the prayer nor did we settle down except

The Shaykh : except after, except after the Friday prayer.

The questioner : The other guidance.

The Shaykh : The hadith of Sahl: We did not move or eat lunch except after the Friday prayer.

The questioner : The hadith of Jadd: How we would paint a horse on the walls.

The Shaykh : A shade to take shelter in.

The questioner : It indicates that they would prepare for the sun reaching its zenith.

The Shaykh : A shade to take shelter in. It was not specified. All right, a shade to take shelter in. In any case, establishing it at six o’clock has a point of view, but for it to be established after the sun rises is very far-fetched. For this reason, al-Muqaddim (may Allah have mercy on him) held that there is absolutely no evidence that it is established at the beginning of the day; there is no evidence.

The questioner : All right, if the hadith is applied, meaning, for example, one person prays and then leaves, and there is no establishment of the prayer.

The Shaykh : In any case, if there is an order from the authorities that it not be established except after the sun reaches its zenith, then it is obligatory to comply with it.

The questioner : In the name of Allah.

The Shaykh : And if there is not, then I hold that the people of the town should unify. Because if they do not unify, this one will be early and that one late, and it may become an opportunity for play if it is said, “He has prayed,” they say, “We will pray with the second mosque.” Yes.