The lack of evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the Friday prayer in four rak'ahs at 'Arafah

The question: It also says: Is it true that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the Friday prayer in four rak'ahs at 'Arafah?
The answer: This is an error... it is not correct. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the midday prayer at 'Arafah in two rak'ahs; he did not pray the Friday prayer. He was traveling, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray the Friday prayer while traveling. During the Farewell Pilgrimage, the Day of 'Arafah fell on a Friday, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed two rak'ahs, which the narrator called the midday prayer. Then he prayed the afternoon prayer in two rak'ahs, combining and shortening it, as a combination of advancing the prayers on the Day of 'Arafah, which was a Friday. He did not recite aloud, but kept it secret. If it had been the Friday prayer, he would have recited aloud. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered one sermon to the people, whereas on Fridays he used to deliver two sermons. Here, he (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered the sermon before the call to prayer, whereas on Fridays the call to prayer is made first, then the sermon is delivered.
So he prayed the midday prayer, not the Friday prayer, for many reasons: because he prayed it in two rak'ahs and the narrator called it the midday prayer; because he prayed the afternoon prayer with it, shortened and combined; because he delivered one sermon before the call to prayer, whereas the Friday prayer has two sermons; because he delivered the sermon before the call to prayer, whereas the rule for the Friday prayer is that the sermon is delivered after the call to prayer; and because he did not recite aloud, whereas the Friday prayer requires reciting aloud. From this, it is known that the traveler does not pray the Friday prayer, but rather prays the midday prayer in two rak'ahs. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did at 'Arafah, and the Muslims did it with him. Yes.
The presenter: Okay, regarding those who go out to the wilderness regularly for weekend trips?
The Shaykh: They pray the midday prayer, they do not pray the Friday prayer. Yes; because it is considered travel.
The presenter: But some of them say: I have missed the Friday prayer for more than three Fridays, so I will go to such-and-such village and perform the Friday prayer?
The Shaykh: No. If he prays in one of the villages on the way or around them, that is fine. I mean: if there is a village around them, they must pray in it. If it is close to them, it is better in every case that they pray in it. The obligation is a matter of scholarly consideration, but it is better in every case that they pray in the village near them. Yes.
The presenter: Okay, is it permissible for a traveler to delay the Friday prayer until the time of the afternoon prayer; and pray it as the midday prayer, shortened and combined with the afternoon prayer, or the reverse?
The Shaykh: The traveler in his journey?
The presenter: Yes.
The Shaykh: He does not have to pray the Friday prayer. So if he delays the midday prayer to combine it with the afternoon prayer, there is no harm; because it is not like the Friday prayer in his travel, even if it is on a Friday. If he wishes, he can combine by advancing the prayers, and if he wishes, he can combine by delaying the prayers. But the best for the traveler, if he departs from his place in travel before the midday prayer, is to delay the midday prayer to combine it with the afternoon prayer as a combination of delaying the prayers. And if he departs after the entry of the first time, meaning after the entry of the time for the midday prayer, then the best is that he advances the afternoon prayer to combine it with the midday prayer, praying them as a combination of advancing the prayers, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did.
As for if he is staying and resting, for example he stops in the morning and remains until the sun sets, or he stays overnight in a place, meaning he is not in a hurry, then he has a choice: if he wishes, he prays every prayer in its time, and that is better if there is no hardship, every prayer, the midday in its time and the afternoon in its time, this is the best. And if he combines, there is no harm, whether he combines by advancing the prayers, or by delaying the prayers, or in the middle of the time, there is no harm; because the time for the two combined prayers is one. Yes.