The Time of the Hour of Response on Friday
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Is supplication on Friday, when seeking the hour of response, done through prayer or through supplication alone? If it is after the 'Asr prayer, it should not be done through prayer, because it might take the place of the prayer after 'Asr until the hour passes. But he should make supplication, and this is...
The Shaykh:
...the opinion of the scholars, as Imam Ahmad held, that this hour is the last hour of Friday. The meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "while he is standing in prayer," is that the prayer referred to here is supplication, because supplication is called prayer. Allah the Exalted said, "And pray for them," and[At-Tawbah 9:103] so he makes supplication for them. The prayer referred to here is supplication.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. "While he is standing in prayer"—is the intention the standing itself, or is it permissible even if he is sitting?
The Shaykh:
Even if he is sitting. And if he stands for it, that is better.
The questioner:
What Allah willed. What Allah willed. May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
The Shaykh:
And some scholars hold that the imam sits on the pulpit until the prayer ends. This is regarding the hour of response; it does not happen. Some scholars hold that the imam sits on the pulpit until...
The questioner:
...three mobile phones are submerged, but the stronger position is that it is after 'Asr, the last two hours.
The Shaykh:
Yes, and by Allah, Allah knows best. It is possible that every two hours is an hour if needed. May Allah reward you with good.
May Allah reward you. Is supplication on Friday, when seeking the hour of response, done through prayer or through supplication alone? If it is after the 'Asr prayer, it should not be done through prayer, because it might take the place of the prayer after 'Asr until the hour passes. But he should make supplication, and this is...
The Shaykh:
...the opinion of the scholars, as Imam Ahmad held, that this hour is the last hour of Friday. The meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "while he is standing in prayer," is that the prayer referred to here is supplication, because supplication is called prayer. Allah the Exalted said, "And pray for them," and
Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase, and invoke [Allah 's blessings] upon them
خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِم بِهَا وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْThe questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. "While he is standing in prayer"—is the intention the standing itself, or is it permissible even if he is sitting?
The Shaykh:
Even if he is sitting. And if he stands for it, that is better.
The questioner:
What Allah willed. What Allah willed. May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
The Shaykh:
And some scholars hold that the imam sits on the pulpit until the prayer ends. This is regarding the hour of response; it does not happen. Some scholars hold that the imam sits on the pulpit until...
The questioner:
...three mobile phones are submerged, but the stronger position is that it is after 'Asr, the last two hours.
The Shaykh:
Yes, and by Allah, Allah knows best. It is possible that every two hours is an hour if needed. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 099 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (10:40)
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