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Some Laws Concerning The Friday Prayer
1. Taking into consideration what was mentioned above – namely that the Friday prayer is not a fixed obligation (al-wājib al-taʿyīnī) (112) during the time of the occultation – it is permitted (jāʾiz) to hasten for performing the ẓuhr prayer at the start of its prescribed time.
2. Talking while the imam is delivering the sermons is disapproved (makrūh); and if it prevents others from listening to the sermons, then based on obligatory precaution, it is not permitted.
3. Based on obligatory precaution, listening to the two sermons is obligatory; however, it is not obligatory for those who do not understand the sermons to listen to them.
4. It is not obligatory to be present at the time of the imam’s sermons.
[112] This is an act of worship for which there is no alternative act that a mukallaf can perform instead. The Friday prayer is not a fixed obligation during the time of the occultation because the ẓuhr prayer can be performed in its place.