What is the ruling on one who is late for the Friday prayer and does not catch the sermon?
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The questioner:
He says: If one is late for the Friday sermon and joins them in the prayer, does he have a Friday prayer?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
If one is late for the Friday sermon and joins the worshippers in the prayer without catching the sermon, does he have a Friday prayer?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he has a Friday prayer. If he catches one unit of the Friday prayer, he adds another to it, and it becomes a Friday prayer, as in the hadith: If he misses the Friday prayer, he joins the imam with the intention of the midday prayer. When the imam concludes the prayer, he stands up and performs the midday prayer. Yes.
He says: If one is late for the Friday sermon and joins them in the prayer, does he have a Friday prayer?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
If one is late for the Friday sermon and joins the worshippers in the prayer without catching the sermon, does he have a Friday prayer?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he has a Friday prayer. If he catches one unit of the Friday prayer, he adds another to it, and it becomes a Friday prayer, as in the hadith:
As for if he catches less than one unit
أما إذا أدرك أقل من ركعة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من تأخر عن صلاة الجمعة ولم يُدرك الخطبة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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