Explaining the benefits of arriving early for the Friday prayer.
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The Shaykh : And I inform you that tomorrow there is no morning lesson because it is Friday, yes. The people rest, then they proceed to the Friday prayer. Whoever goes in the first hour is as if he brought a camel.
The student: A camel.
The Shaykh : A camel. Good. And whoever goes in the second hour?
The student: Shaykh, some people...
The Shaykh : What does it say?
The student: I say, some people delay in the Friday prayer; they do not come early, they delay a lot...
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. Listen to the answer to the brother's question. Allah the Exalted said:[Fatir 35:32] and they are this nation [Fatir 35:32] Allah grants His favor to whom He wills. So the one who delays after the adhan is sinful, wronging himself. The one who comes with the adhan is moderate. The one who comes before is a forerunner in good deeds. And we have started now: whoever goes in the first hour is as if he brought a camel.
The student: A camel.
The Shaykh : And in the second hour?
The student: A cow.
The Shaykh : Yes, you did well. And in the third hour?
The student: A sheep.
The Shaykh : No, no, my brother, rest. Yes, stand up. What is it? You?
The student: As if he brought a ram.
The Shaykh : As if he brought a horned ram. What is the virtue of the horned ram?
The student: Strong.
The Shaykh : Because it is a sign of its strength. May Allah bless you. And whoever goes in the fourth hour is as if he brought a... brother, yes.
The student: A hen.
The Shaykh : As if he brought a hen. Stop, my brother. And whoever goes in the fifth hour?
The student: An egg.
The Shaykh : Good, wait. What are the hours that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) referred to? Are they our hours, meaning sixty minutes, or what?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: The evidence... prayer.
The Shaykh : And the hours, what are they?
The student: The first hour and the second hour.
The Shaykh : Good, it does not contradict. And these hours, can you determine the first hour as long or short?
The student: According to...
The Shaykh : The imam brings the sixth hour according to the order of the hadith, but these five hours before the imam's arrival, how do you determine them? Do you make the first hour short so that people hasten to attend, or do you make the hours equal? Yes, this is the discussion. And so, from when you answered the first time, and perhaps before, you said the answer, you sat down, it is not acceptable. It must be discussed. Good, please proceed. Fine.
The student: The scholars differed on this hour. Some said it begins after the sunrise, and some said after the Fajr prayer. They bring five hours to this period between the sunrise and the adhan.
The Shaykh : Yes, you did well. Do they differ in length in winter and summer?
The student: The difference in time between the adhan and the sunrise.
The Shaykh : Yes. Do they differ in length with the change of summer or with the change of seasons?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The student: The period in winter between the sunrise and the adhan is short, and in summer it is long.
The Shaykh : So they differ with the change of seasons. May Allah bless you. Good. We will take questions. Good.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Except I answered him with a verse from the Book of Allah[Fatir 35:32] And there is no doubt that the one who delays until the imam's arrival has deprived himself of much good, especially if he has no work. And here is also a problem: you find some people come and proceed, but they do not engage in worship. Their brother or companion comes to them, and then they talk, and perhaps they talk about the faults of people, and I seek refuge in Allah, in a house of Allah's houses. And this is an error. If you come, pray. And if you get bored, read. And if you get bored, glorify, say Allahu Akbar. Yes, yes, come on, my brother.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, and all praise is for Allah, and prayers and peace be upon the best of Allah's creation, our master Muhammad, and upon his family.
The student: A camel.
The Shaykh : A camel. Good. And whoever goes in the second hour?
The student: Shaykh, some people...
The Shaykh : What does it say?
The student: I say, some people delay in the Friday prayer; they do not come early, they delay a lot...
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. Listen to the answer to the brother's question. Allah the Exalted said:
Then we caused to inherit the Book those We have chosen of Our servants
ثم أورثنا الكتاب الذين اصطفينا من عبادناand among them is he who wrongs himself, and among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds by permission of Allah. That [inheritance] is what is the great bounty.
فمنهم ظالم لنفسه ومنهم مقتصد ومنهم سابق بالخيرات بإذن الله ذلك هو الفضل الكبيرThe student: A camel.
The Shaykh : And in the second hour?
The student: A cow.
The Shaykh : Yes, you did well. And in the third hour?
The student: A sheep.
The Shaykh : No, no, my brother, rest. Yes, stand up. What is it? You?
The student: As if he brought a ram.
The Shaykh : As if he brought a horned ram. What is the virtue of the horned ram?
The student: Strong.
The Shaykh : Because it is a sign of its strength. May Allah bless you. And whoever goes in the fourth hour is as if he brought a... brother, yes.
The student: A hen.
The Shaykh : As if he brought a hen. Stop, my brother. And whoever goes in the fifth hour?
The student: An egg.
The Shaykh : Good, wait. What are the hours that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) referred to? Are they our hours, meaning sixty minutes, or what?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: The evidence... prayer.
The Shaykh : And the hours, what are they?
The student: The first hour and the second hour.
The Shaykh : Good, it does not contradict. And these hours, can you determine the first hour as long or short?
The student: According to...
The Shaykh : The imam brings the sixth hour according to the order of the hadith, but these five hours before the imam's arrival, how do you determine them? Do you make the first hour short so that people hasten to attend, or do you make the hours equal? Yes, this is the discussion. And so, from when you answered the first time, and perhaps before, you said the answer, you sat down, it is not acceptable. It must be discussed. Good, please proceed. Fine.
The student: The scholars differed on this hour. Some said it begins after the sunrise, and some said after the Fajr prayer. They bring five hours to this period between the sunrise and the adhan.
The Shaykh : Yes, you did well. Do they differ in length in winter and summer?
The student: The difference in time between the adhan and the sunrise.
The Shaykh : Yes. Do they differ in length with the change of summer or with the change of seasons?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The student: The period in winter between the sunrise and the adhan is short, and in summer it is long.
The Shaykh : So they differ with the change of seasons. May Allah bless you. Good. We will take questions. Good.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Except I answered him with a verse from the Book of Allah
Then we caused to inherit the Book those We have chosen of Our servants; and among them is he who wrongs himself, and among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds
ثم أورثنا الكتاب الذين اصطفينا من عبادنا فمنهم ظالم لنفسه ومنهم مقتصد ومنهم سابق بالخيراتThe questioner : In the name of Allah, and all praise is for Allah, and prayers and peace be upon the best of Allah's creation, our master Muhammad, and upon his family.