What is the ruling on starting the Friday sermon a third of an hour before the sun reaches its zenith?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A preacher goes up on the pulpit a third of an hour before the sun reaches its zenith, and sometimes he finishes the sermon and enters into the prayer two minutes before the time has entered. Is the prayer valid behind him, and what is the ruling on his action?

Answer:
You heard the answer that the sermon begins from the entry of the time. This is the position of the majority of the scholars. A person should not enter into disputes and such matters and put his prayer at risk. His prayer is at risk if he starts it before the time enters. It is at risk. We do not say that it is invalid, because there are those who say that there is no harm in it and that the day of Friday is special.
Before the sun reaches its zenith, there is no harm. But we do not look at the opinions; we look at caution, at the religion, and at the stronger evidence in this matter. The stronger position in this is that the Friday sermon begins from the sun reaching its zenith, and the Friday prayer follows it. Yes. So a person should not enter into labyrinths and disputes, confusing the people. Yes.