The Time of the Friday Prayer and Going Early to It
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Question:
The questioner asks, may Allah bless you: When does the time for the Friday prayer begin? And when is it best to attend it?
Answer:
The time for the Friday prayer begins at the same time as the midday prayer, when the sun passes its zenith. This is the correct and stronger position among the scholars. As for the one praying behind the imam, it is recommended that he go early to attend it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Muwatta Malik 5:1 Sunan an-Nasa'i 1388Sahih (Darussalam) Then, after that, the early arrival ends; so he goes early. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged going early to the Friday prayer. Yes.
The questioner asks, may Allah bless you: When does the time for the Friday prayer begin? And when is it best to attend it?
Answer:
The time for the Friday prayer begins at the same time as the midday prayer, when the sun passes its zenith. This is the correct and stronger position among the scholars. As for the one praying behind the imam, it is recommended that he go early to attend it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman, from Abu Salih as-Sammani from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If someone does ghusl for major ritual impurity on the day of jumua and then goes in the first part of the time, it is as if he had offered up a camel. If he goes in the second part of the time, it is as if he had offered up a cow. If he goes in the third part of the time, it is as if he had offered up a horned ram. If he goes in the fourth part of the time, it is as if he had offered up a hen. If he goes in the fifth part of the time, it is as if he had offered up an egg. And when the imam comes out, the angels settle down listening to the dhikr (remembrance of Allah)."
من رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الأُولَى فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ بَدَنَةً وَمَنْ رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ بَقَرَةً وَمَنْ رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِit is as if he sacrificed a ram. Then the one who comes in the fourth hour, it is as if he sacrificed a chicken. Then the one who comes in the fifth hour, it is as if he sacrificed an egg.
فكأنما قرب كبشا، ومن راح في الساعة الرابعة فكأنما قرب دجاجة، ومن راح في الساعة الخامسة فكأنما قرب بيضة،
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/182 — archive.org (18:42)
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