When is a person obligated to go to the Friday prayer?
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Question:
How long before Friday is a person obligated to go to the prayer and not open his shop?
Answer:
He is only obligated when the call to prayer is made; this is the obligation, just as Allah said: [Al-Jumu'ah:9], the final adhan.
Q: Just, what does it extend to, O Shaykh?
A: The intended meaning is this obligation, and what comes before it is a recommended practice (sunnah); going early is a recommended practice (sunnah).
Q: But does the one who works in the market leave?
A: He works until the final adhan is called, then he is prevented; if he is found, he is prevented.
Q: But attending the sermon?
A: This is the text of the Qur'an:[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9], the text of the Qur'an.
Q: So, on this basis, if he misses part of the sermon, he does not sin?
A: It does not harm him; he does not sin.
Q: The apparent command: [Al-Jumu'ah:9], does it not imply attending the Friday sermon?
A: He strives, but he may be hindered by the ablution; if he does not utilize the time except after the adhan, the ablution may hinder him, and he may miss some of it.
Q: On this basis, it is not said to a man of the authority that he must compel the shop owner to close before the adhan?
A: Yes, yes.
How long before Friday is a person obligated to go to the prayer and not open his shop?
Answer:
He is only obligated when the call to prayer is made; this is the obligation, just as Allah said:
when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah
إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِQ: Just, what does it extend to, O Shaykh?
A: The intended meaning is this obligation, and what comes before it is a recommended practice (sunnah); going early is a recommended practice (sunnah).
Q: But does the one who works in the market leave?
A: He works until the final adhan is called, then he is prevented; if he is found, he is prevented.
Q: But attending the sermon?
A: This is the text of the Qur'an:
when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade
إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَQ: So, on this basis, if he misses part of the sermon, he does not sin?
A: It does not harm him; he does not sin.
Q: The apparent command:
when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed
إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْاA: He strives, but he may be hindered by the ablution; if he does not utilize the time except after the adhan, the ablution may hinder him, and he may miss some of it.
Q: On this basis, it is not said to a man of the authority that he must compel the shop owner to close before the adhan?
A: Yes, yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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