Is it better to perform the Friday sunnah at home or in the mosque?
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Question:
Regarding the Friday sunnah, which is better, at home or in the mosque?
Answer:
All voluntary prayers are better at home, and if one prays them in the mosque, there is no harm. The best is at home. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:313.
Q: What is the difference between the Friday sunnah, where one prays four rak'ahs in the mosque and two at home? Is this distinction correct?
The Shaykh: The original ruling is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us:Sunan Abi Dawud 1131Sahih (Al-Albani) The sunnah is four; this is the sunnah. The perfection is four, whether at home or in the mosque; based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Abi Dawud 1131Sahih (Al-Albani), and in the other wording: Sunan Ibn Majah 1132Sahih (Darussalam) narrated by Muslim.
Q: Does this command indicate obligation?
The Shaykh: No, [it is for] whoever is praying.
Regarding the Friday sunnah, which is better, at home or in the mosque?
Answer:
All voluntary prayers are better at home, and if one prays them in the mosque, there is no harm. The best is at home. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The most excellent prayer of a person is (that which he prays) in his house except that which is prescribed (the five congregational prayers).
أفضل صلاة المرء في بيته إلا المكتوبةQ: What is the difference between the Friday sunnah, where one prays four rak'ahs in the mosque and two at home? Is this distinction correct?
The Shaykh: The original ruling is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us:
If anyone of you prays after the Friday prayer, he should say for rak'ahs.
مَنْ كان مُصَلِّيًا بعد الجمعة فليصل بعدها أربعًاIf anyone of you prays after the Friday prayer, he should say for rak'ahs.
من كان مصليا بعد الجمعة فليصل بعدها أربعًاIf you pray after Friday, then pray four (Rak’ah).
إذا صليتم بعد الجمعة فصلوا بعدها أربعًاQ: Does this command indicate obligation?
The Shaykh: No, [it is for] whoever is praying.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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