It is known that some Friday preachers enter the mosque before the sun passes its zenith, so the call to prayer is made, and some women in the nearby houses pray the midday prayer in response to that call. We ask for guidance on this matter.
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : We observe that many of the imams of the congregational mosques in the Friday prayer have the preacher enter before the sun passes its zenith by some time, so the mu'adhdhin makes the call to prayer, and some of the women living near the mosque perform the prayer thinking that the time has entered, so they pray the prayer outside its time. We ask you for guidance on this matter, and is it permissible to pray the Friday prayer before the sun passes its zenith?
The Shaykh : Yes, the majority of scholars, including the three Imams—Malik, Abu Hanifah, and a narration from Ahmad—hold that the Friday prayer is like the midday prayer and is not permissible before the sun passes its zenith. There is a narration from Imam Ahmad that it is permissible before the zenith by one hour, and another narration that it is permissible before that as well. The precaution is that the preacher not come until the sun has passed its zenith. First, in order to agree with the majority of scholars. Second, in order to avoid this harm mentioned by the questioner, which is the women in the houses praying the midday prayer before the sun passes its zenith. So my advice to my brother imams is that they not come to the mosque until the sun has passed its zenith. Praise be to Allah, the matter involves no hardship. There is no disturbing heat or painful cold. Most mosques have heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. There is absolutely no hardship. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the majority of scholars, including the three Imams—Malik, Abu Hanifah, and a narration from Ahmad—hold that the Friday prayer is like the midday prayer and is not permissible before the sun passes its zenith. There is a narration from Imam Ahmad that it is permissible before the zenith by one hour, and another narration that it is permissible before that as well. The precaution is that the preacher not come until the sun has passed its zenith. First, in order to agree with the majority of scholars. Second, in order to avoid this harm mentioned by the questioner, which is the women in the houses praying the midday prayer before the sun passes its zenith. So my advice to my brother imams is that they not come to the mosque until the sun has passed its zenith. Praise be to Allah, the matter involves no hardship. There is no disturbing heat or painful cold. Most mosques have heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. There is absolutely no hardship. Yes.