When the first adhan for the Friday prayer is called, I perform wudu and pray before the second adhan. Is my prayer valid?

Question:
When the first adhan for the Friday prayer is called, I perform wudu and pray before the second adhan. Is my prayer valid? And if it is not valid, do I have to repeat it?

Answer:
Your prayer is not valid because it is before the time. The time does not enter until the second adhan, which is when the imam enters, unless the first adhan is delayed until the time enters, as is done in some countries. In that case, the prayer is valid. However, if the first adhan for Friday is called early, a long time before, in order to alert people to the Friday prayer and to prepare for it, then one does not pray on that adhan because it is before the time enters. But if the first adhan is delayed until the time enters, just before the imam’s arrival, as is done in some countries, then there is no harm in praying on it, because it is after the time has entered. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.