The Difference Between the Variety of Circumstances and the Variety of Forms of the Friday Prayer
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The questioner : So the Sunnah after the Friday prayer is either two, four, or six rak'ahs, but is this something that the Sunnah came with in various forms or in various circumstances?
The Shaykh : Yes. There is a difference of opinion on this. Some said it is in various circumstances, and some said it is in various forms, and the difference is...
The questioner : ...the obligatory prayer, yes.
The Shaykh : No, no, the difference between these two views, the one that says it is in various forms or the one that says it is in various circumstances...
The questioner : The circumstance is, for example, being in Makkah or in Madinah?
The Shaykh : But you got close.
The questioner : The circumstance is, for example, being a traveler or a resident? Yes, a resident.
The Shaykh : You got a bit far off.
The questioner : Nasser.
The Shaykh : In the mosque or at home.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If he is in the mosque, he prays four; if he is at home, he prays two, that’s it. Yes, this is the view of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. He makes the difference here a variety of circumstances, saying that if you pray the regular voluntary prayer after the Friday prayer in the mosque, you pray four, and if you pray it at home, you pray two. Do you understand?
And some make it a variety of forms, saying: pray four at times and two at other times. These are two views. There is a third view, and I do not know if it has been stated, but it applies to the rule: when the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his action conflict, his saying is given precedence. On this basis, the Sunnah would be four rak'ahs, because this is established from his saying, while the two rak'ahs are established from his action. And the better option for a person, in my view, is the stronger position, which is to pray four at times and two at other times. As for the six, the apparent meaning of the hadith of Ibn 'Umar is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) also did this, so it is as the author said.
The Shaykh : Yes. There is a difference of opinion on this. Some said it is in various circumstances, and some said it is in various forms, and the difference is...
The questioner : ...the obligatory prayer, yes.
The Shaykh : No, no, the difference between these two views, the one that says it is in various forms or the one that says it is in various circumstances...
The questioner : The circumstance is, for example, being in Makkah or in Madinah?
The Shaykh : But you got close.
The questioner : The circumstance is, for example, being a traveler or a resident? Yes, a resident.
The Shaykh : You got a bit far off.
The questioner : Nasser.
The Shaykh : In the mosque or at home.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If he is in the mosque, he prays four; if he is at home, he prays two, that’s it. Yes, this is the view of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. He makes the difference here a variety of circumstances, saying that if you pray the regular voluntary prayer after the Friday prayer in the mosque, you pray four, and if you pray it at home, you pray two. Do you understand?
And some make it a variety of forms, saying: pray four at times and two at other times. These are two views. There is a third view, and I do not know if it has been stated, but it applies to the rule: when the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his action conflict, his saying is given precedence. On this basis, the Sunnah would be four rak'ahs, because this is established from his saying, while the two rak'ahs are established from his action. And the better option for a person, in my view, is the stronger position, which is to pray four at times and two at other times. As for the six, the apparent meaning of the hadith of Ibn 'Umar is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) also did this, so it is as the author said.
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