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"There is an hour (a period of time) on Friday and if a MusH m getsit while performing prayer and asks something from Allah, thenAllah will definitely meet his demand:"11: PRAYERAnd he (the Prophet) pointed out the shortness of that tim e with his hands.Amongthe signifLcant actsof worshipon Friday is the sermon which is intendedto praise Allah and glorify Him, declare the testimony of His Onmess and HisM.ss ~ngd, me!"'ge, and to remind His servants (of the affairs of religion).There are so many special acts of worship to ~ obse rved on Friday (orits precroing night) which lbnul·Qayyim, in his book entitled ZAdul-Ma 'Jd(ProvisioMS for the Hereafter), mentioned, making them One hundrro andthirty three. Nevertheless. many Muslims neglect this day giving it no moreatten tion than any other day, some devote it for sleep and .loth. and othersmake it a day of diversion, play and h~edlessn . ss. away from remem~ringAllah. Consequently, the num~r of Muslims performing the Fajr Prayer (ofFriday) in congregation in the mosques is noticeably decreasing. There isneith er might nor power except in Allah!It is desirable for a Muslim to go early to the mosque for the Jumu 'ahP",yer and perform two mk'ahs (units of prayer) when he enters the mosqueas a prayer of greeting. He is f"' rmitted to perform more voluntary prayers ifit is early for the Jumu 'ah Prayer, as the Salaf(early Muslim s.cholars) usro togo early to the m"'que for the Jumu 'ah Prayer and f"'rform voluntary prayu.until the imJm came to deliver lh e :s.ermon.Shaykhul-Is];\m Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:"/I is more entitled for a Muslim who goes early to the mosque forthe Jumu 'ah Prayer to perform voluntary pmyers unlillhe imJmcomes (10 deliver the sermon). It is stated in a ,auiu (authentic)uadith Ihat the Pmphet (PRUm said, ~ .. TheM he may performprayer as much as (Allah ha s) willed for him .. :" Moreover, thewords of the Prophet (PBUH) urge Muslims 10 pnfarm voluntaryprayeN wl,en they eMter the mosque before the sermon on Friday,without determining a specific lime (to do that). It is also narmtedtha1 the Compam'oMs used 10 ptrform voluMtary prayers a, muchas Ihty could when Ihty emered Ihe mosque before the sermon onFriday " . It could happen Ihm one of them perform ten, twelve