How to reconcile the hadiths regarding the sunnah after the Friday prayer?
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The questioner : My question, O Shaykh, is how to reconcile the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 881a with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to pray two rak'ahs in his house? May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : Yes, the scholars differed on this. Some said that he prays six: two established by the practical Sunnah and four by the verbal Sunnah. This is one opinion. A second opinion is that the verbal report is the one to be considered, meaning he prays four, so the sunnah of Friday is only four. The third opinion is to distinguish: if he prays in the mosque, he prays four, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:Sahih Muslim 881a and he did not specify that it is only if he prays in the mosque. So if he prays in the mosque, it is four, and if he prays in his house, it is two. This is the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), meaning the distinction. And praise be to Allah, the matter is broad. That is, if he goes to his house and prays four with two taslims, that is good and does no harm, if Allah wills.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : You have only one question, except in case of necessity, and we did not find anyone who gave you permission. Yes, did you take it? I think?
The questioner : No, I did not take it.
The Shaykh : Okay, please go ahead.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
We ask Allah the Exalted to grant us and you the highest level of Paradise, O Lord of the worlds, and to keep us and you firm upon His obedience.
The Shaykh : Amen.
When any one of you observes the Jumu'a prayer (two obligatory rak'ahs in congregation), he should observe four (rak'ahs) afterwards.
إذا صلّى أحدكم الجمعة فليصلّ بعدها أربعاThe Shaykh : Yes, the scholars differed on this. Some said that he prays six: two established by the practical Sunnah and four by the verbal Sunnah. This is one opinion. A second opinion is that the verbal report is the one to be considered, meaning he prays four, so the sunnah of Friday is only four. The third opinion is to distinguish: if he prays in the mosque, he prays four, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
When any one of you observes the Jumu'a prayer (two obligatory rak'ahs in congregation), he should observe four (rak'ahs) afterwards.
إذا صلّى أحدكم الجمعة فليصلّ بعدها أربعاThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : You have only one question, except in case of necessity, and we did not find anyone who gave you permission. Yes, did you take it? I think?
The questioner : No, I did not take it.
The Shaykh : Okay, please go ahead.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
We ask Allah the Exalted to grant us and you the highest level of Paradise, O Lord of the worlds, and to keep us and you firm upon His obedience.
The Shaykh : Amen.