The ruling on praying the midday prayer before the imam’s prayer for one who knows he will not catch the Friday prayer

Question : Suppose a man is at the far end of the town, and he knows that if he went, he would not catch the Friday prayer, he would not catch the Friday prayer. Does he pray the midday prayer before the imam’s Friday prayer?

Answer : No, because of the generality of the statement: “Whoever prays the midday prayer before the imam’s prayer,” meaning even in the case where he knows that if he hurried, he would not catch the Friday prayer, he waits until the imam finishes the Friday prayer. How does he finish it if he does not hear him? He says: he estimates.