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The hour of answer on Friday

ساعة الإجابة يوم الجمعة

On Friday there is an hour in which a Muslim who asks Allah for good is given it; its time is disputed.

When: Every Friday

What it holds

Abu Hurayrah reports in al-Bukhari that the Prophet ﷺ spoke of an hour on Friday in which no Muslim stands praying and asks Allah for something without being given it, and showed with his hand how short it is.

islamweb's fatwa explains that the narrations differ on its time: from when the imam sits on the pulpit until the prayer ends (in Muslim), after 'asr, or the last hour before sunset. Ash-Shawkani held the last hour before sunset to be the strongest view and that of most of the Companions and those after them; others say it was hidden, like Laylat al-Qadr, so that people strive through the whole day.

Evidence

Sahih

Sahih al-Bukhari 935

Grades
Grader	Verdict
al-Bukhari	Sahih (included by al-Bukhari in his Sahih) (Sahih)

Full narration

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَكَرَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ فِيهِ سَاعَةٌ لاَ يُوَافِقُهَا عَبْدٌ مُسْلِمٌ، وَهْوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي، يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى شَيْئًا إِلاَّ أَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ يُقَلِّلُهَا‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) talked about Friday and said, "There is an hour (opportune time) on Friday and if a Muslim gets it while praying and asks something from Allah, then Allah will definitely meet his demand." And he (the Prophet) pointed out the shortness of that time with his hands

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Scholarly opinionThe hour of answer on Friday (islamweb fatwa 4205)islamweb.net

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