Combining the 'Asr prayer with the Friday prayer is not permissible
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The Shaykh : And for this reason, since it is a standalone and unique prayer, it is not permissible to combine the 'Asr prayer with it. For example, if heavy rain falls that makes it difficult for people to leave their homes for prayer, and they say, "We will combine the 'Asr prayer with the Friday prayer," this is not permissible. It is not permissible. Likewise, if a person is traveling and prays the Friday prayer while intending to continue his journey, he does not combine the 'Asr prayer with it, because it is a standalone prayer with no counterpart. The Sunnah and the original principle indicate this. The Sunnah and the original principle indicate this. What is the Sunnah? Listen: Abdullah ibn Mas'ud—Abdullah ibn Abbas said, may Allah be pleased with them both: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 187Sahih (Darussalam). Did he mention the Friday prayer? Even though the rain that comes during the Dhuhr prayer on days other than Friday also comes on Friday. The rain that comes on Thursday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday also comes on Friday. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not combine it with the 'Asr prayer. This is the indication of the Sunnah. What is the original principle? The original principle is that every act of worship is performed in the time specified by the Shari'ah. And the 'Asr prayer has a specific, defined time. So the original principle is to perform it in its time, and bringing it forward before its time is not permissible except with permission from the Lawgiver. And the Lawgiver has not given permission to pray the 'Asr prayer with the Friday prayer. The differences between the Friday prayer and the Dhuhr prayer have been enumerated and reached more than thirty points. The differences between them. Therefore, if someone were to say, "We will analogize combining the 'Asr prayer with the Friday prayer to combining the 'Asr prayer with the Dhuhr prayer," we would say: Analogy is impermissible because one of the conditions of analogy is the equality of the original case and the branch case. And with these great differences, it is not possible to attach the branch to the original.
