The Meaning of the Hours in the Hadith of Friday
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is meant by the hadith of Abu Hurayrah regarding Friday, where it says, "Whoever comes in the first hour, and whoever comes in the second hour"? Is the intention the calculation of hours, or what?
Answer:
The hours referred to are portions of time, not the hour of sixty minutes. The time intended is the duration from when one comes early, for example after the sun rises or after Fajr; that is the first hour. Whoever is delayed beyond that is in the second hour, and so on. The time from the rising of the sun until the imam goes out to deliver the sermon is divided into five parts. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is meant by the hadith of Abu Hurayrah regarding Friday, where it says, "Whoever comes in the first hour, and whoever comes in the second hour"? Is the intention the calculation of hours, or what?
Answer:
The hours referred to are portions of time, not the hour of sixty minutes. The time intended is the duration from when one comes early, for example after the sun rises or after Fajr; that is the first hour. Whoever is delayed beyond that is in the second hour, and so on. The time from the rising of the sun until the imam goes out to deliver the sermon is divided into five parts. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [829- 4717] ما المقصود بالساعات في حديث الجمعة:(من راح في الساعة الأولى...)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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