Voluntary prayer before the imam enters on Friday
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person arrives early for the Friday prayer, is it permissible for him to pray and perform voluntary prayers until the imam enters?
Answer:
That is better. If he stands and prays until the imam enters, that is better. And if he prays the greeting of the mosque and sits waiting for the imam to enter, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person arrives early for the Friday prayer, is it permissible for him to pray and perform voluntary prayers until the imam enters?
Answer:
That is better. If he stands and prays until the imam enters, that is better. And if he prays the greeting of the mosque and sits waiting for the imam to enter, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وكذلك كان أساطينهم ومتقدموهم العارفون فيهم معظمين للرسل والشرائع — islamhouse.com (1:07:18)
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