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523. Abū Hurairah narrated that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said: "Whoever among you is to pray after the Friday prayer, then let him pray four." (Ṣāḥih)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
Al-Hasan bin 'Ali narrated to us; 'Ali bin Al-Madīnī narrated to us from Sufyān bin 'Uyainah who said: "We considered Suhail bin Abī Ṣāliḥ (a narrator in the chain of this Hadīth) trustworthy in Aḥādīth."
Abū 'Eisā said: This Hadīth is Hasan.
This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge.
It has been related that Ibn Mas'ūd would pray four Rak'ah before the Friday prayer and four after it.
And it has been related that 'Ali bin Abī Tālib [may Allāh be pleased with him] ordered that two Rak'ah and then four be prayed after the Friday prayer.
Sufyān Ath-Thawrī and Ibn Al-Mubārak followed the view of Ibn Mas'ūd.
Ishāq said: "If he prays in the Masjid on Friday then he prays four, and if he prays in his house then he prays two."
He argued that the Prophet ﷺ would pray two Rak'ah in his house after the Friday prayer, and he used the Hadīth: "Whoever among you wants to observe (supererogatory prayer) after the Friday prayer, then let him pray four (Rak'ah)."
Abū 'Eisā said: Ibn 'Umar is the one who reported that the Prophet ﷺ would pray two Rak'ah after the Friday prayer in his house. After the Prophet ﷺ, Ibn 'Umar would
pray two Rak'ah in the Masjid after the Friday prayer, and he would pray four after the two Rak'ah. This has been narrated to us by Ibn Abī 'Umar; Sufyān [bin 'Uyainah] narrated to us from Ibn Juraij, from 'Aṭā' who said: "I saw Ibn 'Umar praying two Rak'ah after the Friday prayer, then he prayed four after that."
Sa'eed bin 'Abdur-Rahmān Al-Makhzūmī narrated to us: Sufyān bin 'Uyainah narrated to us from 'Amr bin Dīnār who said: "I have not seen anyone more concerned about Aḥādīth than Az-Zuhri, and I have not seen anyone to whom Dīnār and Dirhām were more insignificant than him, if he had any Dīnār or Dirhām, they only held the status of dung to him."
Abū 'Eisā said: I heard [Ibn] Abī 'Umar saying: "I heard Sufyān bin 'Uyainah saying: "Amr bin Dīnār was older than Az-Zuhri."
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There is no specific number of Rak'ah before Friday prayer, one should try to come early and pray as many Rak'ah he wants. However if he comes during the sermon he should perform two light Rak'ah only. More than this is not allowed.
