The Sunnah of the Friday Prayer Before and After It

Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I love you for the sake of Allah. The question is: What is the Sunnah regarding the voluntary prayer before and after the Friday prayer, and how many rak'ahs are there? Does it differ from the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib)?

Answer:
The Friday prayer has no regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) before it. However, one should pray whatever is easy for him and wait for the imam to enter. If he prays from the time he enters the mosque until the imam arrives, that is better. But at the very least, he should pray two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, then sit and remember Allah or recite the Qur'an while waiting for the imam. As for after the Friday prayer, its regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) is a minimum of two rak'ahs and a maximum of six rak'ahs, with two rak'ahs per salam, making three salams in total. This is the maximum. So the regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) for the Friday prayer is after it, not before it. Yes.