Explanation of the beginning of the hours of reward on Friday

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when do the hours of reward on Friday begin, based on the hadith: "Whoever comes in the first hour is as if he offered a camel," and so on?

Answer:
Yes, it came in the hadith

The authentic hadith is that whoever comes in the first hour is as if he offered a camel, whoever comes in the second hour is as if he offered a cow, whoever comes in the third hour is as if he offered a ram,

الصحيح أن من جاء في الساعة الأولى فكأنما قرب بدنة، من جاء في الساعة الثانية فكأنما قرب بقرة، من جاء في الساعة الثالثة فكأنما قرب كبشا،

and if one goes in the fourth hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a hen; and whoever goes in the fifth hour then it is as if he had offered an egg

ومن جاء في الساعة الرابعة فكأنما قرب دجاجة، ومن جاء في الساعة الخامسة فكأنما قرب بيضة

Sahih al-Bukhari 881

So the reward varies according to the time of arrival for the Friday prayer, and the earlier one comes and the earlier one hastens, the greater the reward. Some scholars say it begins from the appearance of the dawn, that hastening begins from the appearance of the dawn. So he comes for the Fajr prayer and remains in the mosque until he prays the Friday prayer, and he does not leave except for a need, except for a need such as performing wudu' or drinking, and then he returns.
Otherwise, he spends his time in the mosque on Friday, meaning he obtains the highest reward in hastening. And some scholars say it begins from the rising of the sun, that hastening begins from the rising of the sun. So whoever comes immediately after the sun has risen has come in the first hour. Yes.

Source 75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 28 — archive.org (1:04:43)

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