Is supplication on Friday during the sought hour of response made through prayer, or through supplication alone?
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The questioner:
Is supplication on Friday during the sought hour of response made through prayer, or through supplication alone?
The Shaykh:
If it is after the 'Asr prayer, he does not perform the prayer, because it may suffice in place of the prayer after 'Asr until the hour sets, but he makes supplication. The most likely opinion, as held by Imam Ahmad, is that this hour is the last hour of Friday. And the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "while he is standing in prayer," is that the prayer referred to here is supplication; because supplication is called prayer. Allah the Exalted said, "And pray for them"[At-Tawbah 9:103] meaning, make supplication for them. The prayer referred to here is supplication. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner:
"While he is standing in prayer"—is the intended meaning standing itself, or would it be valid even if he were sitting while praying?
The Shaykh:
And even if that were the case, and even if he made supplication out of concern, this is one of the views.
The presenter:
What Allah willed, what Allah willed. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The Shaykh:
Some scholars hold that the imam may sit on the pulpit until the prayer is finished. This is regarding the hour of response. Some scholars hold that the imam may sit on the pulpit until the Friday prayer is recited. But the stronger position is that it is after 'Asr, at the end of the day. And there is no harm, and Allah knows best, that both of these times may be an hour of response.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Is supplication on Friday during the sought hour of response made through prayer, or through supplication alone?
The Shaykh:
If it is after the 'Asr prayer, he does not perform the prayer, because it may suffice in place of the prayer after 'Asr until the hour sets, but he makes supplication. The most likely opinion, as held by Imam Ahmad, is that this hour is the last hour of Friday. And the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "while he is standing in prayer," is that the prayer referred to here is supplication; because supplication is called prayer. Allah the Exalted said, "And pray for them"
Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase, and invoke [Allah 's blessings] upon them
خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِم بِهَا وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْThe questioner:
"While he is standing in prayer"—is the intended meaning standing itself, or would it be valid even if he were sitting while praying?
The Shaykh:
And even if that were the case, and even if he made supplication out of concern, this is one of the views.
The presenter:
What Allah willed, what Allah willed. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The Shaykh:
Some scholars hold that the imam may sit on the pulpit until the prayer is finished. This is regarding the hour of response. Some scholars hold that the imam may sit on the pulpit until the Friday prayer is recited. But the stronger position is that it is after 'Asr, at the end of the day. And there is no harm, and Allah knows best, that both of these times may be an hour of response.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الدعاء في يوم الجمعة عند تحري ساعة الاستجابة يكون بصلاة أم بدعاء فقط؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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