What is the validity of the claim that the Sunnah of Friday prayer consists of four rak'ahs in the mosque and two at home?
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The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, regarding the Sunnah after Friday prayer: two at home and four in the mosque?
The Shaykh : No, this detail has no basis in the Sunnah. This specific breakdown was mentioned by one of the narrators of the hadith, who was not a Companion. The legal ruling is that if you pray two or four rak'ahs, it is permissible if you pray them in the mosque, and if you pray them at home, whether two or four, that is better. Is that clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I mean, there is no difference between the two and the four. Praying two or four in the mosque is permissible, and at home is better. Is that clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, this detail has no basis in the Sunnah. This specific breakdown was mentioned by one of the narrators of the hadith, who was not a Companion. The legal ruling is that if you pray two or four rak'ahs, it is permissible if you pray them in the mosque, and if you pray them at home, whether two or four, that is better. Is that clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I mean, there is no difference between the two and the four. Praying two or four in the mosque is permissible, and at home is better. Is that clear?
The questioner: Yes.
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