Is the Sunnah of Jumu'ah, the prayer before the Jumu'ah prayer and between the first and second adhan, a bid'ah (religious innovation) or not?
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The questioner : With Allah's blessing, we begin this episode with a message from a listener of the program who used the initials B.N.A. from the Iraqi Republic, Duhok Governorate. He asks in this question: Is the Sunnah of Jumu'ah, the prayer before the Jumu'ah prayer and between the first and second adhan, a bid'ah (religious innovation) or not?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The Jumu'ah prayer does not have a regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) before it. Rather, when a person arrives at the mosque, he prays whatever is easy for him without a specific designation: he may pray two rak'ahs, four, six, or whatever he wishes, and he says the closing salam after every two rak'ahs.
As for what some people do of standing up to pray between the first and second adhan, this has no basis and is not prescribed (mashru').
As for after the Jumu'ah prayer, the Jumu'ah prayer has a Sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two rak'ahs after Jumu'ah in his house, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Here, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded four rak'ahs, and here he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed two rak'ahs. Some scholars say that we should follow his action, so the Sunnah after Jumu'ah is two rak'ahs. Some said we should follow his statement, so the Sunnah after it is four. Some said we should combine them, so we pray six. And some distinguished, saying that if one prays in his house, he prays two rak'ahs, and if he prays in the mosque, he prays four.
Some said that this is among the varied acts of worship, so sometimes one prays four and sometimes two. The closest statement in this matter is to say that if one prays the regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) after Jumu'ah in the house, it is only two rak'ahs, following the action of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). And if he prays it in the mosque, it is four, in obedience to his command (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The Jumu'ah prayer does not have a regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) before it. Rather, when a person arrives at the mosque, he prays whatever is easy for him without a specific designation: he may pray two rak'ahs, four, six, or whatever he wishes, and he says the closing salam after every two rak'ahs.
As for what some people do of standing up to pray between the first and second adhan, this has no basis and is not prescribed (mashru').
As for after the Jumu'ah prayer, the Jumu'ah prayer has a Sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two rak'ahs after Jumu'ah in his house, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When one of you prays Jumu'ah, let him pray four rak'ahs after it.
إذا صلى أحدكم الجمعة فليصلّي بعدها أربعاSome said that this is among the varied acts of worship, so sometimes one prays four and sometimes two. The closest statement in this matter is to say that if one prays the regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) after Jumu'ah in the house, it is only two rak'ahs, following the action of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). And if he prays it in the mosque, it is four, in obedience to his command (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.