The intended meaning of the hours in the hadith regarding hastening to the Friday prayer
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The presenter:
Abu Faisal from al-Khobar, please go ahead, Abu Faisal. Please go ahead, Abu Faisal.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The presenter:
And upon you.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
I seek reward from Allah, O Shaykh Salih.
The Shaykh:
May Allah love the one who loves us in Him.
The questioner:
Amen, O Lord of the worlds. Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. I have a question, may Allah preserve you, regarding the hadith reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the Friday prayer in the first hour, the second hour, the third hour, the fourth hour, and the fifth hour. What is intended by these, O Shaykh? I know that in the first hour it is as if it is near his body, and in the second hour as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, but I do not know what is intended by the specific hour. What is the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth hour? Thank you.
The Shaykh:
It means the parts of the time. If you hasten after the dawn prayer or after the sunrise, that is the first hour. If you delay a little, that is the second. If you delay further, that is the third, and so on. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Abu Faisal from al-Khobar, please go ahead, Abu Faisal. Please go ahead, Abu Faisal.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The presenter:
And upon you.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
I seek reward from Allah, O Shaykh Salih.
The Shaykh:
May Allah love the one who loves us in Him.
The questioner:
Amen, O Lord of the worlds. Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. I have a question, may Allah preserve you, regarding the hadith reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the Friday prayer in the first hour, the second hour, the third hour, the fourth hour, and the fifth hour. What is intended by these, O Shaykh? I know that in the first hour it is as if it is near his body, and in the second hour as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, but I do not know what is intended by the specific hour. What is the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth hour? Thank you.
The Shaykh:
It means the parts of the time. If you hasten after the dawn prayer or after the sunrise, that is the first hour. If you delay a little, that is the second. If you delay further, that is the third, and so on. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 09-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (23:24)
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