{"_id":"668da09a0b76658b4c233ba5","title":"What should one do if the imam's khutbah for Jummah extends into the time of asr?","question":"Today, I was at a masjid which was having a jumuaah congregation at 3:30 pm. I noticed that the athan for Asr was at 4pm and expected the imam to finish his khutbah by then. However, as he kept speaking, the time kept getting shorter and shorter and he was even speaking until literally 3:59 pm, one minute before the athan for Asr. I determined that since he was not even close to finishing that he would end up starting the salah past the time for Jumuaah. Due to this, I stood up at the last second and began to pray Dhuhr so that I would not fall under the category of having intentionally skipped a salah. Is what I did correct, as I stood up during his khutbah, which overextended, or should I have stayed in the khutbah and prayed jumuaah with the imam which they ended up doing so after the time for Asr had begun?","answer":"Regrettably, due to a prevalent lack of familiarity with the fundamental rules governing prayer, numerous errors occur, leading to confusion. This underscores the utmost importance of seeking knowledge from scholars rather than attempting self-education through books or online sources, particularly for those who are entrusted with leading prayers.\nIn your specific situation, all four schools of Islamic law agree that the time window for Jum'ah prayer ends when Asr prayer begins. However, there is a disagreement about when Asr prayer begins. The Hanafi school says that Asr prayer begins when the shadow of an object is twice the length of the object plus the length of its meridian shadow. The other three schools say that Asr prayer begins when the shadow of an object is the length of the object plus its meridian shadow.\nThis means that Asr prayer would begin at 4pm for the three schools, but at 4:45pm for the Hanafi school. As a result, according to the Hanafi school, the time window for Jum'ah prayer in a masjid extends from Zuhr prayer to Asr prayer (4:45pm).\nIf the imam was following the Hanafi school, he should have informed people because not everyone in attendance follows the Hanafi school and may not have been aware of these details. One of the imam's responsibilities is to avoid confusing the people.\nI wouldn't say that what you did was wrong because you didn't know these details and the imam didn't inform you of what was going on. I would sincerely advise those overseeing the masjid of this issue so they can ensure that people are properly informed next time.","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe60b76658b4c232875","tag":"Salah: Congregational","count":92},{"_id":"668d9fec0b76658b4c23292a","tag":"Salah: Jummah","count":41}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:42:02.554Z"}