What is the regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) for the Friday prayer, and what is the ruling on the first call to prayer on Friday?
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The Shaykh : Now, the Friday prayer has no regular voluntary prayer (sunnah rawatib) before it, but it has a regular voluntary prayer (sunnah rawatib) after it, which is two rak'ahs, based on the action of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). This is due to the statement of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father): Sahih al-Bukhari 120 He mentioned therein two rak'ahs after the Friday prayer at home, or four rak'ahs based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Sahih Muslim 881a So he commanded that we pray four after it. As for the two calls to prayer, there are two calls established by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. As for my saying that it is established by the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the meaning is not that the first call to prayer existed in the time of the Messenger; it did not exist in the time of the Messenger, nor in the time of Abu Bakr, nor in the time of 'Umar. However, it was established by the command of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him). 'Uthman ibn 'Affan is one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mishkat al-Masabih 165Sahīh (Zubair `Aliza'i) Then, it has a basis in the Sunnah. This basis is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to have two calls to prayer in his time; indeed, two calls to prayer were made in his time. In the last part of the night in Ramadan, Bilal would call to prayer in the last part of the night, and then Ibn Umm Maktum would call to prayer when the dawn appeared. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 641Sahih (Darussalam) meaning for the sake of the pre-dawn meal (suhur), to wake up the sleeper so he eats suhur, and for the one who is standing in prayer to return so he stops standing and eats suhur. Sahih al-Bukhari 1918, 1919 So this call to prayer is not for the prayer, but for another benefit, which is the pre-dawn meal (suhur). Therefore, it is not said in this call to prayer, which is for suhur, "Prayer is better than sleep." "Prayer is better than sleep" is only said in the call to prayer that occurs after the appearance of dawn. Yes.
