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In g~n .. ral, the two ,er monS of Friday (the sermOn of Friday is divid~dinto two parts) ar~ extremdy important in Islam as they contain therecitation ofthe Noble Qur'an, some bad!lhs ofthe Prophet (PBUH), usefulguidance, good instruction, and rememb rance of the days of Allah" . So, thepreacher and listeners must pay attention to the two sermons. The Fridaysermon is not an ordinary spe«h delivered in dubs, or during celebrationsor u~ual meetings.11 is worthy mentinning that during th e Friday s~rmon, some listeners raisetheir voius, seeking refuge with Allah when they hear a warning, or invokingAllah when they hear some mentioning of th .. Paradise or of the rewards ofAllah. This act is not permissible and it is included in th e acts forbidden to],., don ~ during th .. sermon. The legal texts indicate that talking during theFriday Sermon renders good deeds worth less and whoever talks during Fridaysermon will have no reward for the Friday Prayer, and will be like a donkey thatcarries volumes (of books). So, one must g uard oneself against such forbiddenacts and warn others to guard themsel~s against them.Faqihs (may Allah have mercy on them) mention that the I~m~ 'ah (Friday)Prayer is an independent obligation, not a substitut~ for the ?:.~hr Prayn'Umar (may Allah]", pleased with him) said:"The prayer of the tmveler is two rak"ahs (units of prayer), tilefumu 'ah Prayer is two rak 'ails, the Feast Prayer is two rak·ahs.Th~5~ prayer5 aFl' complete not 5horlened according to what yourProphet (PBUH) said:The lumu . ah Prayerdiffers from the Z;~hr Prayer in many ways (cone erninglegal rulings) since the former is bener and more stressed than the latter, andmore warnings are narrated concerning whoxver leaves the lumu'"h Prayer.In addition , the 'umu 'ah Pr~yer has some conditions and sp~cialties whichthe l.uhr Pruyer does nOl have. It is not sufficient for any Muslim, for whomthe fumu '"h Prayer is obHgatory, to perform the Zuh' Prayer instead of the!Umll'an Prayer, unless the due time of the laller is over; and only then theZuhr Prayer ],.,comes a substitute.The 1""'" . ah Prayer is an individual duty for every legally competent. freeand resident male Muslim, Abli Oawlid relates, with his chain oftransmil1ers,on the authority ofIlriq !bn Sh;h~b that the Prophet (PBUH) said:"(Performing) the fumu ' ~h (Friday) Pmyer in congregation is obligatoryupon ewry Muslim, with four exceptions; a slave, a woman, a boy,and a sick person:"