What is the ruling on going out for a walk on Friday?
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Question : This questioner is Sudanese and says: What is the ruling on going out for a walk on Friday?
Answer : Going out for a walk on Friday is permissible if it is after the prayer. If it is before the prayer and he fears that he will miss the prayer, it is disliked according to some scholars and forbidden according to others. As for if he goes out after the second call for Friday prayer, his going out is forbidden, because Allah the Exalted made it obligatory to hasten to the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, after the second call for Friday prayer, where He said:[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9] [Al-Jumu'ah 62:9] Yes.
Answer : Going out for a walk on Friday is permissible if it is after the prayer. If it is before the prayer and he fears that he will miss the prayer, it is disliked according to some scholars and forbidden according to others. As for if he goes out after the second call for Friday prayer, his going out is forbidden, because Allah the Exalted made it obligatory to hasten to the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, after the second call for Friday prayer, where He said:
O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَThat is better for you, if you only knew.
ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 654- ما حكم الخروج للنزهة يوم الجمعة/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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