The time for seeking the hour of response on Friday
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Question:
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?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has established a time on Friday during which supplication is accepted. It is a brief time, and no Muslim who is standing in prayer when it arrives will fail to have Allah grant him what he asks for. It is a great yet fleeting time. 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 is reported in Sahih Muslim from the marfu' hadith of Abu Musa. Some scholars have attributed it to the words of Abu Burdah, the son of Abu Musa, rather than tracing it back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, the correct view is that it is indeed traced back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
It is also reported in the hadith of Jabir ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Salam that it is the time 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 the time after the 'Asr prayer until the sun sets. These are the most promising times for the hour of response. The remaining times on Friday are also hopeful for the acceptance of supplication, but the most promising are the time from the imam sitting on the pulpit until the prayer is completed, and the time between the 'Asr prayer and the setting of the sun, as mentioned earlier. The other hours of Friday are also hopeful for this response due to the generality of some of the hadiths reported on 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.
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?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has established a time on Friday during which supplication is accepted. It is a brief time, and no Muslim who is standing in prayer when it arrives will fail to have Allah grant him what he asks for. It is a great yet fleeting time. 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 is reported in Sahih Muslim from the marfu' hadith of Abu Musa. Some scholars have attributed it to the words of Abu Burdah, the son of Abu Musa, rather than tracing it back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, the correct view is that it is indeed traced back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
It is also reported in the hadith of Jabir ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Salam that it is the time 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 the time after the 'Asr prayer until the sun sets. These are the most promising times for the hour of response. The remaining times on Friday are also hopeful for the acceptance of supplication, but the most promising are the time from the imam sitting on the pulpit until the prayer is completed, and the time between the 'Asr prayer and the setting of the sun, as mentioned earlier. The other hours of Friday are also hopeful for this response due to the generality of some of the hadiths reported on 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.
Source
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