The ruling on voluntary prayer before the sun reaches its zenith on Friday
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His Eminence the Shaykh: I see some people on Friday, and before the imam enters by five minutes to a quarter of an hour, they stand up and pray a voluntary prayer. Is there any basis for this? And is there a prohibition on prayer on Friday when the sun reaches its zenith?
There is no basis for this.Meaning: There is no basis for some people waiting until there are ten minutes or so left before the imam arrives, then standing up and praying. I do not know of anyone who has ever said this.
As for the fact that Friday has a prohibited time: The correct view is that there is a prohibited time for prayer, and that it is like any other day due to the generality of the evidence. There is no evidence indicating that Friday is specifically exempt from the prohibition at the zenith. A weak hadith was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)And the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned: that a person is not prohibited from praying if he is continuing in his prayer until the imam arrives.He said: Because this is what the Companions used to do.
But for him to remain sitting until the time of the sermon approaches, then stand up and pray during a prohibited time, this has no basis. It is not permissible for him to stand up and pray at this time if it is about ten minutes before the sun reaches its zenith.
There is no basis for this.Meaning: There is no basis for some people waiting until there are ten minutes or so left before the imam arrives, then standing up and praying. I do not know of anyone who has ever said this.
As for the fact that Friday has a prohibited time: The correct view is that there is a prohibited time for prayer, and that it is like any other day due to the generality of the evidence. There is no evidence indicating that Friday is specifically exempt from the prohibition at the zenith. A weak hadith was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)And the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned: that a person is not prohibited from praying if he is continuing in his prayer until the imam arrives.He said: Because this is what the Companions used to do.
But for him to remain sitting until the time of the sermon approaches, then stand up and pray during a prohibited time, this has no basis. It is not permissible for him to stand up and pray at this time if it is about ten minutes before the sun reaches its zenith.