The Prayer Before Jumu'ah, the Intention of Greeting the Mosque, and the Rawatib After It

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I see most people praying four rak'ahs before the Friday prayer. What is better for the intention in these rak'ahs? Should he intend them to be the greeting of the mosque, or should he intend them to be the Dhuha prayer? And what is prescribed and best in this situation?

Answer:
If a person enters the mosque on Friday before the prayer, he prays two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque. Then, if he wishes, he may add whatever prayers he wants. It would be better if he kept praying until the imam arrives. If he prays the greeting of the mosque, or whatever is easy for him to do with it, and then sits to recite the Qur'an or remember Allah, that is good. If a person enters while the imam is delivering the sermon, he does not sit until he prays two light rak'ahs, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the one who entered while he was delivering the sermon to do so. A man entered while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon, then he sat down, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: So, if one enters while the imam is delivering the sermon, he does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs, based on this hadith. Yes.
As for after the Friday prayer, the regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) is at least two rak'ahs and at most six rak'ahs. At least two rak'ahs and at most six rak'ahs with three taslims. This is the most that has been reported. If he performs four rak'ahs with two taslims, there is no harm. Yes.

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