The recommended practice before and after the Friday prayer
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is there a recommended practice (sunnah) for the Friday prayer? Because some of the mu'adhdhins here, after finishing the first call to prayer, say: "The sunnah of Friday," may Allah reward you.
Answer:
This is an error. This mu'adhdhin who says this is making a mistake. It is a religious innovation (bid'ah) with no basis. The Friday prayer has no regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) before it. Rather, one should pray whatever Allah makes easy for him: two rak'ahs, or four rak'ahs (with two taslims), or six rak'ahs (with three taslims), or more. One should pray whatever he is able to when he arrives at the mosque, and praise be to Allah. There is no fixed limit before the Friday prayer. Even if one were to pray one hundred rak'ahs before the imam enters, he should say the taslim after every two rak'ahs.
As for after the prayer, the best is to pray four rak'ahs. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 881a And he said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1131Sahih (Al-Albani) So the recommended practice is to pray four rak'ahs after it (with two taslims), whether in the mosque or at home. This is the best. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner asks: Is there a recommended practice (sunnah) for the Friday prayer? Because some of the mu'adhdhins here, after finishing the first call to prayer, say: "The sunnah of Friday," may Allah reward you.
Answer:
This is an error. This mu'adhdhin who says this is making a mistake. It is a religious innovation (bid'ah) with no basis. The Friday prayer has no regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) before it. Rather, one should pray whatever Allah makes easy for him: two rak'ahs, or four rak'ahs (with two taslims), or six rak'ahs (with three taslims), or more. One should pray whatever he is able to when he arrives at the mosque, and praise be to Allah. There is no fixed limit before the Friday prayer. Even if one were to pray one hundred rak'ahs before the imam enters, he should say the taslim after every two rak'ahs.
As for after the prayer, the best is to pray four rak'ahs. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When any one of you observes the Jumu'a prayer (two obligatory rak'ahs in congregation), he should observe four (rak'ahs) afterwards.
إذا صلى أحدكم الجمعة فليصل بعدها أربعًاIf anyone of you prays after the Friday prayer, he should say for rak'ahs.
من كان مصليًا بعد الجمعة فليصل بعدها أربعًاThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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