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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to perform the Zuhr prayer after the Jumu'ah prayer?

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Question:
He says: In some Islamic countries, they perform the Zuhr prayer after the Jumu'ah prayer. What is the ruling on that?

Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation) that is haram (forbidden); Allah has not sent down any authority for it. On the day of Jumu'ah, there is no Zuhr prayer for the one who prayed Jumu'ah. There is no Zuhr prayer for him. The Zuhr prayer is for the one who did not pray Jumu'ah, whether because he is a traveler, or because he is sick and unable to attend, or because he is a woman.
They pray Zuhr. As for the Muslim who is present and able, he prays Jumu'ah, which is the fard (obligatory) of that time, in place of the Zuhr prayer. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation) for which Allah has not sent down any authority. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.من عمل عملا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد
Sahih Muslim 1718b
Therefore, this practice must be abandoned, even if some people do it who are not role models. The role model is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who did not pray Zuhr after Jumu'ah. This is batil (invalid). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز إقامة صلاة الظهر بعد صلاة الجمعة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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