Is it true that you said: that one does not combine the 'Asr prayer with the Friday prayer?
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The questioner : A questioner says: It was reported from you, O Shaykh, that it is not permissible to combine 'Asr with the Friday prayer. Is this correct?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is correct that it is not permissible to combine 'Asr with the Friday prayer. The scholars mentioned this, and all four schools of jurisprudence state that it is not permissible to combine 'Asr with Friday. This is because the Sunnah was only transmitted regarding combining Dhuhr and 'Asr. The Friday prayer is an independent prayer with a distinct identity. For example, there are more than twenty differences between Friday and Dhuhr, so it cannot be attached to Dhuhr. If you are traveling and you pray Friday in a town while you are on a journey, you pray Friday and do not combine 'Asr with it. Then, when you leave and the time for 'Asr arrives, you pray 'Asr. However, some people say, "I will be a clever jurist." How? They say, "I will intend Friday as Dhuhr. I will intend Friday as Dhuhr while I am traveling. How many rak'ahs does Dhuhr have for a traveler? Two. So I will intend it as Dhuhr in order to combine 'Asr with it." We say, yes, this is a stratagem, and there is no harm in it, but it indicates a lack of understanding. Which is better, the Friday prayer or the Dhuhr prayer? The Friday prayer. So if you intend Dhuhr, you deprive yourself of the reward of Friday, which Allah led the Jews and Christians astray from and reserved for this Ummah. Intend the Friday prayer, and when you leave and the time for 'Asr arrives, pray 'Asr. The matter is broad, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is correct that it is not permissible to combine 'Asr with the Friday prayer. The scholars mentioned this, and all four schools of jurisprudence state that it is not permissible to combine 'Asr with Friday. This is because the Sunnah was only transmitted regarding combining Dhuhr and 'Asr. The Friday prayer is an independent prayer with a distinct identity. For example, there are more than twenty differences between Friday and Dhuhr, so it cannot be attached to Dhuhr. If you are traveling and you pray Friday in a town while you are on a journey, you pray Friday and do not combine 'Asr with it. Then, when you leave and the time for 'Asr arrives, you pray 'Asr. However, some people say, "I will be a clever jurist." How? They say, "I will intend Friday as Dhuhr. I will intend Friday as Dhuhr while I am traveling. How many rak'ahs does Dhuhr have for a traveler? Two. So I will intend it as Dhuhr in order to combine 'Asr with it." We say, yes, this is a stratagem, and there is no harm in it, but it indicates a lack of understanding. Which is better, the Friday prayer or the Dhuhr prayer? The Friday prayer. So if you intend Dhuhr, you deprive yourself of the reward of Friday, which Allah led the Jews and Christians astray from and reserved for this Ummah. Intend the Friday prayer, and when you leave and the time for 'Asr arrives, pray 'Asr. The matter is broad, praise be to Allah.