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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The virtue of remaining in the mosque after the 'Asr prayer on Friday

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Question:
The questioner: If one wants to catch the last hour of Friday for supplication and asking Allah, is it obligatory for him to be in the place where he prayed 'Asr? Or can he be at home? Or in another mosque? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The apparent meaning of the hadiths is general, and that whoever supplicates in the time of response is hoped to be answered in the last hour of Friday; it is hoped that he will be answered. However, if he is waiting for the prayer in the mosque where he intends to pray Maghrib, that is more likely; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And he is standing, prayingوهو قائم يصلي
and the one waiting is in the ruling of the one praying, so being in the place of prayer is more hopeful for his being answered, so the one waiting for the prayer is in the ruling of the ones praying.
And if he is sick and does that in his house, there is nothing wrong with it, or the woman in her house likewise sits waiting for the Maghrib prayer in her prayer place, or the sick person in his prayer place and supplicates in the 'Asr of Friday, it is hoped for him that he will be answered. This is what is prescribed: if he wants to supplicate, he intends the mosque where he wants to pray Maghrib early, sits waiting for the prayer, and supplicates.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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