If the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan for Jumu'ah before the sun passes its zenith and the women pray Zuhr at home, what is the ruling on their prayer?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : When the imam ascends the minbar, the second adhan is called, and the women pray based on this adhan. So, if the adhan is called before the time of Zuhr enters, is their prayer invalid, for example, or should it be delayed?
The Shaykh : First: The imam should not arrive until after the sun has passed its zenith and should not come before that, because this is the time agreed upon by the scholars. Some scholars say that if the imam arrives before the zenith and delivers the khutbah before the zenith, it is not valid. The agreed-upon time is after the zenith. So it is said to the imam: It is best not to arrive until immediately after the zenith. If he arrives immediately after the zenith and the adhan is called, the time for Zuhr has entered, and the women can pray Zuhr at home. However, there is no harm in him arriving an hour or so before the zenith. If he does so, let the women at home and the sick at home be informed that the imam is coming before the zenith so that they can wait. And now, praise be to Allah, clocks are available, so it is said to the women: Do not pray until the time you used to pray in other days; they should be informed of this.
The Shaykh : First: The imam should not arrive until after the sun has passed its zenith and should not come before that, because this is the time agreed upon by the scholars. Some scholars say that if the imam arrives before the zenith and delivers the khutbah before the zenith, it is not valid. The agreed-upon time is after the zenith. So it is said to the imam: It is best not to arrive until immediately after the zenith. If he arrives immediately after the zenith and the adhan is called, the time for Zuhr has entered, and the women can pray Zuhr at home. However, there is no harm in him arriving an hour or so before the zenith. If he does so, let the women at home and the sick at home be informed that the imam is coming before the zenith so that they can wait. And now, praise be to Allah, clocks are available, so it is said to the women: Do not pray until the time you used to pray in other days; they should be informed of this.