We prayed in the courtyard on Friday, then the imam's voice cut off from us, so we did not know how to complete the prayer. After finishing the prayer, one of the brothers came forward and led us in prayer.

The questioner : We prayed in the courtyard on Friday, then the imam's voice cut off from us, so we did not know how to complete the prayer. After the prayer ended, one of the brothers came forward and led us in two rak'ahs, reciting aloud in them. Should we pray Zuhr or Jumu'ah?

The Shaykh : This person made a mistake because the Jumu'ah prayer ended with the imam's prayer. However, if something like this happens and the voice cuts off, whether in the courtyard or in a private room, if they had completed one full rak'ah and the voice cut off during the second rak'ah, they should complete it as Jumu'ah, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): And if the voice cuts off during the first rak'ah, if they expect the voice to return soon, they should wait until it returns and follow the imam. If they do not know when it will return, they must go to another place where they can hear the imam's voice and pray with him what they catch up with, and complete what they missed. If they catch up with one rak'ah, they complete it as Jumu'ah; if they catch up with less than that, they complete it as Zuhr. If they cannot find a place to pray with the imam, and in my opinion this is difficult, they should wait until the imam says the taslim, then pray it as Zuhr. Yes.

The questioner : May Allah preserve you. This questioner says.