The Imam’s Prayer Before and After Jumu'ah and the Greeting of the Mosque
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Question:
From a certain matter. I am praying as the imam. The general public is eight [people?], and I travel sixty kilometers. Yes. And I leave my house before entering for the khutbah, in a state of urgency, and its two rak'ahs are delayed in the mosque after the Jumu'ah prayer, and I hope to know from one of you
Answer:
There are no specific rak'ahs before Jumu'ah; rather, whoever enters the mosque prays whatever is easy for him. As for the imam, he has no specific rak'ahs, he has nothing to do; he enters and begins the khutbah, and he does not bow in prayer; he enters and begins the khutbah. This is the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So you go, deliver the khutbah, and pray with the people. And when you have prayed, you pray four rak'ahs afterwards, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, four rak'ahs with two taslims. As for before it, there is no regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) for it.
And the imam does not have to perform the greeting of the mosque. When the imam enters for the khutbah, he does not have to perform the greeting of the mosque; rather, the greeting is upon the ma'mumin (those praying behind the imam). So if someone enters while the imam is delivering the khutbah, he does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. As for the imam, he enters and begins the khutbah, and he does not have to perform the greeting. Yes.
From a certain matter. I am praying as the imam. The general public is eight [people?], and I travel sixty kilometers. Yes. And I leave my house before entering for the khutbah, in a state of urgency, and its two rak'ahs are delayed in the mosque after the Jumu'ah prayer, and I hope to know from one of you
Answer:
There are no specific rak'ahs before Jumu'ah; rather, whoever enters the mosque prays whatever is easy for him. As for the imam, he has no specific rak'ahs, he has nothing to do; he enters and begins the khutbah, and he does not bow in prayer; he enters and begins the khutbah. This is the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So you go, deliver the khutbah, and pray with the people. And when you have prayed, you pray four rak'ahs afterwards, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, four rak'ahs with two taslims. As for before it, there is no regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) for it.
And the imam does not have to perform the greeting of the mosque. When the imam enters for the khutbah, he does not have to perform the greeting of the mosque; rather, the greeting is upon the ma'mumin (those praying behind the imam). So if someone enters while the imam is delivering the khutbah, he does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. As for the imam, he enters and begins the khutbah, and he does not have to perform the greeting. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب قضاء الحاجة - 3 — islamhouse.com (55:24)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
