During the ongoing series of lectures delivered by
Abu Adam Jameel Finch (hafidhahullah Ta'ala) based around the reading of
al-Mulakhas al-Fiqhee by
Shaykh al-Fawzaan (hafidhahullah Ta'ala), in the
43rd lecture he brings a point of benefit regarding those that come to the Jumu'ah prayer early, praying optional prayers until the arrival of the Imam (khateeb) to deliver his khutbah.
One of points quoted by Shaykh al-Fawzaan (hafidhahullah Ta'ala) is the following statement of Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah Ta'ala):
"It is more for a Muslim who goes early to the masjid for the Jumu'ah Prayer to perform voluntary prayers until the imām comes (to deliver the sermon). It is stated in a sahih (authentic) hadith that the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, '...Then he may perform prayer as much as (Allah has) willed for him..'" Moreover, the words of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) urge Muslims to perform voluntary prayers when they enter the masjid before the sermon on Friday, without determining a specific time (to do that). It is also narrated that the Companions used to perform voluntary prayers as much as they could when they entered the masjid before the sermon on Friday". It could happen that one of them perform ten, twelve or eight rakahs (units of prayer), and sometimes more or less than that. That is why the majority of scholars agree that there is no specific time or number for the voluntary prayer before the Jumu'ah Prayer and this voluntary prayer is considered a good deed, not a sunnah rātibah (a regularly-observed supererogatory prayer). Thus, according to the soundest view, a Muslim is not legally blamed whether or not he performs voluntary prayer before the Jumu'ah Prayer. However, if ignorant people believe that it is a sunnah rātibah, then, in this case, giving up this voluntary prayer will be better." [Majmú ul-Fatâwa (22/189-190)].
Here is that audio benefit:
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]
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