In the Friday prayer, what is the ruling on supplication at the end of the sermon before the prayer? I mean the imam's supplication, and what is the evidence?
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The questioner : This questioner, Ahmad Abbas from Sudan, sent a set of questions. In the first question, he says: "May the Shaykh be rewarded, in the Friday prayer, what is the ruling on supplication at the end of the sermon before the prayer? I mean the imam's supplication, and what is the evidence for that? May you be rewarded."
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 his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. Supplication on Friday between the two sermons is permissible, and indeed it is good, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned that on Friday there is an hour in which no Muslim servant who is standing in prayer and asking Allah for something will not be given it. This hour is from the imam's exit, meaning his entry into the mosque, until the prayer is completed. So supplication between the two sermons is supplication in an hour in which response is hoped for. Likewise, supplication in the Friday prayer itself. As for supplication after the second sermon, it is not prescribed, because what comes after the second sermon is the iqamah for the prayer, then the prayer, and there is no supplication in this time. The evidence for this is that it was not narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to supplicate in this place. And since it was not narrated from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), leaving it off is in accordance with the Sunnah. Also, if a person is occupied with supplication in this time, he is occupied from attending to straightening the rows and being close together in them, and the like of that.
Straightening the rows is part of the perfection of the prayer, so much so that some scholars said that straightening is obligatory, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned about it and said:Sunan Abi Dawud 663Sahih (Al-Albani) The opinion that straightening the rows is obligatory is a strong opinion, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) does not threaten with such a great matter except in the case of leaving an obligation. But can it be said that the prayer is invalid if they do not straighten the rows? It is possible to say so, and it is possible to say that it is not invalid, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 993Sahih (Darussalam) or he said: Then, this is an obligation for the prayer, not an obligation within it. The closest view is that the one who does not straighten the rows is sinful, but his prayer is valid. So being occupied with supplication in this time necessitates being occupied from establishing the rows by straightening them, being close together, and completing the first row before the next. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you and bless you.
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 his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. Supplication on Friday between the two sermons is permissible, and indeed it is good, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned that on Friday there is an hour in which no Muslim servant who is standing in prayer and asking Allah for something will not be given it. This hour is from the imam's exit, meaning his entry into the mosque, until the prayer is completed. So supplication between the two sermons is supplication in an hour in which response is hoped for. Likewise, supplication in the Friday prayer itself. As for supplication after the second sermon, it is not prescribed, because what comes after the second sermon is the iqamah for the prayer, then the prayer, and there is no supplication in this time. The evidence for this is that it was not narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to supplicate in this place. And since it was not narrated from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), leaving it off is in accordance with the Sunnah. Also, if a person is occupied with supplication in this time, he is occupied from attending to straightening the rows and being close together in them, and the like of that.
Straightening the rows is part of the perfection of the prayer, so much so that some scholars said that straightening is obligatory, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned about it and said:
Do not be irregular
لتسوّن صفوفكم أو ليخالفن الله بين وجوهكمstraightening the rows is part of completing the prayer
تسوية الصفوف من تمام الصلاةis part of establishing the prayer.
من إقامة الصلاةThe questioner : May Allah reward you and bless you.