Method of Friday prayer.

1558. Friday prayer is two Rak’ats and its method is the same as Fajr prayer. It is Mustahab to recite Hamd and other Surah aloud and in first Rak’at after reciting Hamd, Surah Jumah is recited and in second Rak’at, Surah Monafeghoon is recited.

1559. Friday prayer has two Qunuts, the first one is offered before first Ruku and the second one is offered after Ruku of the second Rak’at.

1560. Friday prayer has two sermons, which are obligatory as original Namaz and they should be delivered by leader of Friday prayer and Friday prayer is not realized without those two sermons.

1561. The two sermons should be delivered before Namaz and if they are delivered after Namaz, it is void; and if there is enough time, Namaz should be offered again; and if the rules were not understood or any mistake has happened, delivering of sermons again is not necessary and even it is not obligatory to offer Namaz again.

1562. It is permitted to deliver two sermons before Zuhr, so that the end of them coincides with Zuhr. But, as a recommendatory precaution, they should be offered at Zuhr.

1563. In the first sermon, the preacher should praise Allah, in any manner that offers this purpose.
But, as a recommendatory precaution, Lafzeh Jalaleh (Allah) should be mentioned and, as an obligatory precaution, later praising of Allah should come, and after that he may invoke peace and blessings upon the Holy Prophet (AS) and it is obligatory to exhort people to observe piety and one small Surah of the Holy Qu’ran is recited. In the second sermon, also praising of Allah (as described) is mentioned and then invoking peace and blessings upon the Holy Prophet (AS). As an obligatory precaution, in this sermon, also, people must be exhorted to piety and a small Surah of the Holy Qu’ran is recited. And as a recommendatory and emphasized precaution in the second sermon, after invoking blessings upon the Holy Prophet (AS) the same must be done for the Holy Imams (S) and forgiveness sought for the believers. It is better to choose from sermons of Hazrat Amir al-Momenin Ali (S) or Holy Innocents (S).

1564. Preferably leader of prayer (Imam) should be a high level speaker and he should talk according to circumstances and use clear and unambiguous language and be familiar with what is happening to Muslims all over the world, especially in his region. He must know expediency of Islam and Muslims. He must be so courageous, so as not to fear anybody’s reproaching in serving Allah. He must talk about right and wrong clearly according to circumstances of time end place.
He must observe Namaz timings and follow the path of the pious and Allah’s Olia (favorites of Allah), which increase the effects of his words on people. His actions must be compatible with his preaching and his promises. He must refrain from whatever, which may weaken his status or the effect of his words, even from talking more than sufficient, joking and talking about useless issues and observe all these points only for the sake of Allah and his aim must be avoiding love of material world or seeking supremacy which are root causes of all sins, so that his words become effective on people’s souls.

1565. It is preferable that the leader of Friday prayer talks in his sermons about material and spiritual interests of Muslims and makes people aware of positive and negative issues in Islamic and non-Islamic countries and refers to Muslim’s requirements in material and divine affairs and mentions whatever is important from political and economic aspects for independence and authority of Muslims and explains the correct way of establishing relations with other nations and warns people about intervention of cruel and colonialist states in political and economic affairs of Muslim which result in their colonization and exploitation.
Friday prayer and its two sermons, just like Hajj and other congregations and Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Azha prayers are among great Islamic strongholds; but unfortunately, a large number of Muslims are neglecting their important political duties, as they are forgetful of some other great bases of Islamic polities. Islam is a political religion in all its aspects and if any one thinks even a little while about judicial, political, social and economic rulings of Islam will easily grasp this concept. Any one who thinks religion is separate from politics, he is surely ignorant about Islam and politics.

1566. It is Mustahab that Friday prayer leader wears a Turban and Rida (cloak) from Yemenis cloth (or from Adan) during winter and summer and puts on his cleanest clothes and uses perfumes, so that he looks very dignified. He must be sited in pulpit before sermon and when Adhan is pronounced, so that he may start his sermon right after Adhan. He must face people and express greetings and people must welcome him with eager faces and he must lean on to something like bow or sword (weapon) and hand stick and people should position themselves in front of him.

1569. As a recommendatory precaution, the Friday prayer leader should not talk about anything unrelated to sermons during their delivering, but it has no harm to do that between two sermons and Namaz.

1570. The Friday prayer leader must sit down for a short while after the first sermon and then starts the second one.

1571. It is a recommendatory precaution that the leader of Friday prayer and audience have full Taharat (which is valid for Namaz) during sermons.

1572. It is a recommendatory precaution that the followers face the leader of Friday prayer during sermons and do not turn away from Qibla more than it is acceptable for Namaz.

1573. It is obligatory that all followers listen to sermons of Friday prayer leader and, as a recommendatory precaution, they must be silent and avoid talking which is Makrooh during delivering of sermons. If talking of followers stops others from hearing the sermons and destroys its effects, silence is a must.

1574. As an obligatory precaution, Friday prayer leader must say the glory of Allah, and invocation of mercy upon the Holy Prophet (AS) and the Holy Imams (S) in Arabic, even if the audience is not Arab. But he may preach and exhort people to piety in any other language. As a recommendatory precaution, the preaching and whatever is related to interests of Muslims should be rendered in the language of audience, and if the audience is consisted of different, if the followers are more than minimum (4), he may talk only in the language of minimum, but as a recommendatory precaution, he must preach in their languages.

1575. Second Adhan in Friday is an innovation (Bed’at) and Haraam.