Is there a sunnah before the Friday prayer?
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The questioner : Is there a sunnah ... ?
The Shaykh : Regarding the Friday prayer, if I were to be precise with you about the term sunnah, that is because the term has a specific jurisprudential meaning. It refers to an act of worship that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform constantly or in most cases. So, if that is what you mean by the term sunnah, I say: There is no sunnah before the Friday prayer, but there is a sunnah after it. In this post-prayer sunnah, the Muslim has a choice between praying two rak'ahs or four. He also has a choice between praying these two or four rak'ahs in the mosque or at home, and the home is better. This is based on his statement (peace be upon him):Sunan an-Nasa'i 1599Sahih (Darussalam). So, before the Friday prayer, there is no sunnah in the jurisprudential sense we mentioned earlier. However, there is a recommended, desirable act for anyone who enters the mosque on Friday: he should pray whatever is easy for him. In some hadiths, it is stated as: Sahih al-Bukhari 5734. In another hadith: . He prays two, four, six, eight, or ten rak'ahs until the preacher ascends the pulpit. At that point, the prayer ends, and he prepares to listen and pay attention.
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Another questioner : Do they call it an absolute voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh: Yes.
Another questioner : They call it an absolute voluntary prayer.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : Regarding the Friday prayer, if I were to be precise with you about the term sunnah, that is because the term has a specific jurisprudential meaning. It refers to an act of worship that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform constantly or in most cases. So, if that is what you mean by the term sunnah, I say: There is no sunnah before the Friday prayer, but there is a sunnah after it. In this post-prayer sunnah, the Muslim has a choice between praying two rak'ahs or four. He also has a choice between praying these two or four rak'ahs in the mosque or at home, and the home is better. This is based on his statement (peace be upon him):
O people, pray in your houses, for the best prayer a person offers is in his house, apart from the prescribed (obligatory) prayers.
فصلُّوا أيها الناس في بيوتكم ؛ فإن أفضل صلاة المرء في بيته إلا المكتوبةwhat Allah has ordained for him
ما كتب الله لهwhatever Allah has decreed for him
ما بدا لهThis is the answer to your question.
Another questioner : Do they call it an absolute voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh: Yes.
Another questioner : They call it an absolute voluntary prayer.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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