When is the hour of response on Friday and how to make supplication?

Question:
Is the last hour of the Friday afternoon the hour of response? And is it obligatory for a man to be in the mosque during this hour, and likewise for women in their homes?

Answer:
The stronger opinion is that the hour of response is after the 'Asr prayer, when one sits waiting for the Maghrib prayer, whether in the mosque or in his home, like a sick person or a woman. If one sits waiting for the Maghrib prayer and supplicates to his Lord in the last hour of Friday, he is likely to be answered. There are many hadiths regarding this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
There is also another time that is likely to be answered, which is when the imam sits on the pulpit on Friday for the sermon. Supplication after he sits on the pulpit until the prayer is completed is among the causes of being answered: in the prayer, in prostration, between the two sermons, and before he begins the sermon. These are among the causes of being answered.
The remaining hours of Friday are all among the causes of being answered; it is hoped for a response in all the remaining hours of Friday. But these two times are the most hopeful: when the imam sits on the pulpit until the prayer is completed, and after the 'Asr prayer until the sun sets for one who sits waiting for the prayer; because he is in prayer, and whoever sits waiting for it is in prayer as long as he is waiting for the prayer.