Is it better to pray the Sunnah of Jumu'ah at home or in the mosque?
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The student: In this specific case?
The Shaykh : Meaning, regarding Jumu'ah? According to the choice of the Shaykh al-Islam, it is all equal whether you pray at home or in the mosque, but in the mosque you increase it, making it four rak'ahs.
The student: Which of the two has the greater reward?
The Shaykh : Allah knows best, with Allah.
The reader: He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "Chapter on the recommendation of performing voluntary prayers at home, whether the rawatib or others, and the command to move from the place of the obligatory prayer to perform the voluntary prayer, or to separate them with speech:
From Zayd ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 731 Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who said:Sahih Muslim 777a Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 2:835 Narrated by Muslim ".
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
When the author -may Allah have mercy on him- mentioned the rawatib attached to the obligatory prayers, he explained in this chapter that it is better for a person to pray in his home, and he mentioned hadiths regarding this, among them:
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:: So he commanded that prayer be performed in homes.
Sunan Abi Dawud 1044Sahih (Al-Albani) .
The Shaykh : Meaning, regarding Jumu'ah? According to the choice of the Shaykh al-Islam, it is all equal whether you pray at home or in the mosque, but in the mosque you increase it, making it four rak'ahs.
The student: Which of the two has the greater reward?
The Shaykh : Allah knows best, with Allah.
The reader: He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "Chapter on the recommendation of performing voluntary prayers at home, whether the rawatib or others, and the command to move from the place of the obligatory prayer to perform the voluntary prayer, or to separate them with speech:
From Zayd ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
You should pray in your houses, for the best prayer of a person is that which he prays in his house except the compulsory prayers.
صلوا أيها الناس في بيوتكم، فإن أفضل الصلاة صلاة المرء في بيته إلا المكتوبةAnd from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who said:
Observe some of your prayers in your houses and do not make them graves.
اجعلوا من صلاتكم في بيوتكم، ولا تتخذوها قبوراAnd from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When one of you has completed his prayer in the mosque, let him make a share of his prayer for his home, for Allah will make good in his home from his prayer.
إذا قضى أحدكم صلاته في المسجد فليجعل لبيته نصيباً من صلاته، فإن الله جاعل في بيته من صلاته خيراًThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
When the author -may Allah have mercy on him- mentioned the rawatib attached to the obligatory prayers, he explained in this chapter that it is better for a person to pray in his home, and he mentioned hadiths regarding this, among them:
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: