The virtue of praying the Fajr prayer in congregation on Friday
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Does the Fajr prayer on Friday in congregation have a special virtue over other days, since some people are keen to pray in congregation on that day more than on any other?
Answer:
No, there is no basis for this. On all days, maintain the prayers. He did not say on Friday; maintain them always,[Al-Baqarah 2:238], [Al-Ma'arij 70:33] regarding their prayers [Al-Ma'arij 70:33-34].
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Does the Fajr prayer on Friday in congregation have a special virtue over other days, since some people are keen to pray in congregation on that day more than on any other?
Answer:
No, there is no basis for this. On all days, maintain the prayers. He did not say on Friday; maintain them always,
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَAnd those who
وَالَّذِينَ هُمupright (34) And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
قَائِمُونَ وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما تسميته بالصوت الأحمق والصوت الفاجر — islamhouse.com (1:05:30)
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