Is it better to omit the first adhan on Friday if it yields no benefit, given that the interval between the two does not exceed five minutes and many people pray?
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The questioner : Is it better to omit the first adhan on Friday if it yields no benefit, given that the custom in our country is that the interval between the two adhans does not exceed five or seven minutes, and the worshippers stand up and pray two rak'ahs between the adhans, believing them to be a recommended practice for Friday? Please advise us on this, and may you be rewarded.
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
This practice mentioned by the questioner regarding the people of his country is not the prescribed practice, because there is a period between the first adhan for the Friday prayer and the arrival of the imam. When the Commander of the Faithful, 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), established it for the Muslims, he established it so that those who were far from the mosque could come to it. He established it (may Allah be pleased with him) when Madinah expanded and its population increased. With his profound understanding of jurisprudence, he saw that a first adhan should be called prior to the adhan that is called when the imam is present. If a long period were made between it and the adhan called when the imam is present, allowing distant people to be able to attend, that would be better. That is, if a period of about an hour, or an hour and ten minutes, or an hour minus ten minutes were made between the first and the second, that would be better and more convenient for the people, so that they would be alert for the Friday prayer, prepare for it, and attend it before the imam arrives. This is the best. As for what he mentioned about his country, I do not know of any basis for it.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
This practice mentioned by the questioner regarding the people of his country is not the prescribed practice, because there is a period between the first adhan for the Friday prayer and the arrival of the imam. When the Commander of the Faithful, 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), established it for the Muslims, he established it so that those who were far from the mosque could come to it. He established it (may Allah be pleased with him) when Madinah expanded and its population increased. With his profound understanding of jurisprudence, he saw that a first adhan should be called prior to the adhan that is called when the imam is present. If a long period were made between it and the adhan called when the imam is present, allowing distant people to be able to attend, that would be better. That is, if a period of about an hour, or an hour and ten minutes, or an hour minus ten minutes were made between the first and the second, that would be better and more convenient for the people, so that they would be alert for the Friday prayer, prepare for it, and attend it before the imam arrives. This is the best. As for what he mentioned about his country, I do not know of any basis for it.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.