Is it the well-known position among the Hanbalis that the time for the Friday prayer begins when the sun has risen the height of a spear?

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it is the well-known position among the Hanbalis that the time for the Friday prayer begins when the sun has risen the height of a spear,

The Shaykh:
and among the Hanbalis, this is the well-known position in the school, but this is a narration from Imam Ahmad, and the second narration is like the opinion of the majority regarding the time of zawal (the sun reaching its zenith), and the practice is based on this.

The questioner:
He says: If someone acts according to this opinion at times, is he to be rebuked for it?

The Shaykh:
Yes. He is prevented from this action if it is something that contradicts the practice in the country, as it causes confusion among the people, just as you mentioned, following different opinions and saying, "I am following the evidence," which causes confusion among the people and contradicts the people of the country. This is not permissible. Yes.