Explaining the Sunnah of voluntary prayers after the Friday prayer

Question:
Your Eminence, we thank you for graciously answering the questions of some Moroccan pilgrims. I have a few questions: Is it permissible to perform voluntary prayers immediately after the Friday prayer?

Answer:
The Sunnah after Friday prayer is to pray four rak'ahs. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Sunnah is to pray with two taslims after Friday prayer; this is the most preferred. If one prays with a single taslim, that suffices, but the most preferred is four. It is established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two rak'ahs in his house after Friday prayer, but the command for four is more emphatic, for he commanded four, so the command for four is more emphatic. Thus, the Sunnah and the most preferred is to pray four rak'ahs, whether in the mosque or in one's house, with two taslims after Friday prayer.