The Ruling on a Woman Praying the Midday and Friday Prayers and the Time for Entering Them
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The questioner:
I heard that a woman on Friday prays the midday prayer after the imam has exited the mosque. Is this correct, and what is its evidence?
The Shaykh:
A woman prays the midday prayer and other prayers; she prays when the time enters. If the time for prayer enters, she prays, and she is not bound by the men's prayer. She prays when the time enters, whether she prays before the men, with the men, or after them. The important thing is that she hastens to pray.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you,
The Shaykh:
I do not know why you specified the Friday prayer. Neither the Friday prayer nor any other; when the time enters, she prays. She prays whether it coincides with the men's prayer, precedes it, or follows the men.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. What is your view if some imams pray early? In that case, does the woman follow this mosque or the entering of the time?
The Shaykh:
A woman prays when the time enters, just as the men pray. Determining the Friday prayer before its time is contrary to the majority's view, and it is not permissible and the prayer is invalid, which is the stronger position. The stronger position is that the Friday prayer, like the other obligatory prayers, is like the midday prayer: it is not prayed except after the sun has passed its zenith. This is the correct view.
The questioner:
So do you advise our brother imams who bring the Friday prayer forward of its time to advise them to return to the correct path?
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes, this is an obligatory matter. We have issued a decision in this regard for the scholars of the trade authorities. That is, the correct view is that the time for Friday prayer does not enter except with the entering of the time for the midday prayer, which is when the sun passes its zenith. Those who pray before the sun passes its zenith expose themselves to error.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well.
I heard that a woman on Friday prays the midday prayer after the imam has exited the mosque. Is this correct, and what is its evidence?
The Shaykh:
A woman prays the midday prayer and other prayers; she prays when the time enters. If the time for prayer enters, she prays, and she is not bound by the men's prayer. She prays when the time enters, whether she prays before the men, with the men, or after them. The important thing is that she hastens to pray.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you,
The Shaykh:
I do not know why you specified the Friday prayer. Neither the Friday prayer nor any other; when the time enters, she prays. She prays whether it coincides with the men's prayer, precedes it, or follows the men.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. What is your view if some imams pray early? In that case, does the woman follow this mosque or the entering of the time?
The Shaykh:
A woman prays when the time enters, just as the men pray. Determining the Friday prayer before its time is contrary to the majority's view, and it is not permissible and the prayer is invalid, which is the stronger position. The stronger position is that the Friday prayer, like the other obligatory prayers, is like the midday prayer: it is not prayed except after the sun has passed its zenith. This is the correct view.
The questioner:
So do you advise our brother imams who bring the Friday prayer forward of its time to advise them to return to the correct path?
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes, this is an obligatory matter. We have issued a decision in this regard for the scholars of the trade authorities. That is, the correct view is that the time for Friday prayer does not enter except with the entering of the time for the midday prayer, which is when the sun passes its zenith. Those who pray before the sun passes its zenith expose themselves to error.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/118 — archive.org (10:41)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.