The ruling on the pre-Jumu'ah sunnah
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Question:
This questioner asks, Honorable Shaykh, about the pre-Jumu'ah sunnah. Is this prayer part of the Sunnah, or is it a bid'ah (religious innovation) for which one is rewarded?
Answer:
There is no sunnah (recommended practice) before the Jumu'ah prayer. Rather, a person performs voluntary prayer with whatever is easy for him when he enters the mosque before the Jumu'ah prayer. He performs whatever voluntary prayer is easy for him, whether little or much. It is better for him to pray until the imam enters. If he prays the greeting of the mosque and then sits to remember Allah or recite the Qur'an, that is also good. As for the sunnah of Jumu'ah, it is after the prayer, with a minimum of two rak'ahs and a maximum of four rak'ahs with two taslims. Yes.
This questioner asks, Honorable Shaykh, about the pre-Jumu'ah sunnah. Is this prayer part of the Sunnah, or is it a bid'ah (religious innovation) for which one is rewarded?
Answer:
There is no sunnah (recommended practice) before the Jumu'ah prayer. Rather, a person performs voluntary prayer with whatever is easy for him when he enters the mosque before the Jumu'ah prayer. He performs whatever voluntary prayer is easy for him, whether little or much. It is better for him to pray until the imam enters. If he prays the greeting of the mosque and then sits to remember Allah or recite the Qur'an, that is also good. As for the sunnah of Jumu'ah, it is after the prayer, with a minimum of two rak'ahs and a maximum of four rak'ahs with two taslims. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/220 — archive.org (11:39)
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