How many rak'ahs are there in the voluntary prayer after the Friday prayer, and is it performed at home or in the mosque, and is there a specific supplication or recitation of certain verses?

The questioner : The Sunnah after Jumu'ah, is the number of rak'ahs four or two, and is there a specific supplication or verses?

The Shaykh : Regarding the post-prayer Sunnah, a person is given a choice after Jumu'ah between two rak'ahs and four rak'ahs. The detail mentioned by some is that if one prays four, it is in the mosque, and if one prays two, it is at home. This detail has no basis. However, generally, voluntary prayers are better performed at home than in the mosque. So, if the one who prayed Jumu'ah wants to follow the best path in the prayer after Jumu'ah, whether two or four rak'ahs, it is at home. And if he wants to pray on the basis of permissibility, it is in the mosque. As for this distinction between two rak'ahs at home and four in the mosque, it has no basis in the Sunnah.

The questioner : Meaning, the four are reported and the two are reported?

The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.

The questioner : Both are possible.