The time for seeking the hour of response on Friday
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Q: In which times do Muslims seek the hour of response on Friday? Is it the entire day of Friday, or during the 'Asr prayer, or immediately after the Friday prayer?
A: Allah, Exalted and Majestic, has established an hour on Friday in which supplication is accepted. It is a brief hour; no Muslim who coincides with it while standing in prayer will fail to have Allah grant him what he asks for. It is a great, brief hour. Some narrations in Sahih Muslim state that it is from when the imam sits on the pulpit on Friday until the prayer is completed. This is how it came in Sahih Muslim from the hadith of Abu Musa, traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Some scholars attributed it to the words of Abu Burdah, the son of Abu Musa, and not traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, the correct view is that it is traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
It also came from the hadith of Jabir ibn 'Abdullah and 'Abdullah ibn Salam that it is between the 'Asr prayer and the setting of the sun. Some hadiths state that it is the last hour of Friday. All of these are authentic and do not contradict one another. The most likely and most hopeful time is from when the imam sits on the pulpit until the prayer is completed, and from after the 'Asr prayer until the setting of the sun. These times are the most hopeful for the hour of response. The rest of the times on Friday are also hopeful for the acceptance of supplication, but the most hopeful are from when the imam sits on the pulpit until the prayer is completed, and from the 'Asr prayer until the setting of the sun, as mentioned earlier. The remaining hours of Friday are also hopeful for this response due to the generality of some hadiths regarding this matter.
Therefore, one should increase supplication on Friday in the hope of coinciding with this blessed hour. However, the three times mentioned above should be given special attention, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly stated that it is the hour of response. And success is from Allah.
A: Allah, Exalted and Majestic, has established an hour on Friday in which supplication is accepted. It is a brief hour; no Muslim who coincides with it while standing in prayer will fail to have Allah grant him what he asks for. It is a great, brief hour. Some narrations in Sahih Muslim state that it is from when the imam sits on the pulpit on Friday until the prayer is completed. This is how it came in Sahih Muslim from the hadith of Abu Musa, traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Some scholars attributed it to the words of Abu Burdah, the son of Abu Musa, and not traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, the correct view is that it is traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
It also came from the hadith of Jabir ibn 'Abdullah and 'Abdullah ibn Salam that it is between the 'Asr prayer and the setting of the sun. Some hadiths state that it is the last hour of Friday. All of these are authentic and do not contradict one another. The most likely and most hopeful time is from when the imam sits on the pulpit until the prayer is completed, and from after the 'Asr prayer until the setting of the sun. These times are the most hopeful for the hour of response. The rest of the times on Friday are also hopeful for the acceptance of supplication, but the most hopeful are from when the imam sits on the pulpit until the prayer is completed, and from the 'Asr prayer until the setting of the sun, as mentioned earlier. The remaining hours of Friday are also hopeful for this response due to the generality of some hadiths regarding this matter.
Therefore, one should increase supplication on Friday in the hope of coinciding with this blessed hour. However, the three times mentioned above should be given special attention, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly stated that it is the hour of response. And success is from Allah.
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