Source: Fatāwā Muḥammadiyyah, Vol. 1, p. 526
❖ Question
Are there Sunnah prayers before the Friday khuṭbah similar to the Sunnah prayers of Ẓuhr, established from aḥādīth?
✿ Answer
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd!
- Sunnah prayers before the Friday khuṭbah — like the regular Sunnah (rawātib) of Ẓuhr — are not established from authentic aḥādīth.
- However, praying Ṭahiyyat al-Masjid, Ṭahiyyat al-Wuḍūʾ, and other nawāfil before the khuṭbah is established in authentic narrations.
Evidence from Ḥadīth
Narrated by Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه:
«إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الجُمُعَةِ وَقَفَتِ المَلاَئِكَةُ عَلَى بَابِ المَسْجِدِ يَكْتُبُونَ الأَوَّلَ فَالأَوَّلَ، وَمَثَلُ المُهَجِّرِ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يُهْدِي بَدَنَةً، ثُمَّ كَالَّذِي يُهْدِي بَقَرَةً، ثُمَّ كَبْشًا، ثُمَّ دَجَاجَةً، ثُمَّ بَيْضَةً، فَإِذَا خَرَجَ الإِمَامُ طَوَوْا صُحُفَهُمْ، وَيَسْتَمِعُونَ الذِّكْرَ.»
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Jumuʿah, Bāb al-Istimaʿ ilā al-Khuṭbah)
Translation:
“On the day of Jumuʿah, the angels stand at the gates of the masjid writing down those who come in order. The first is like one who offers a camel, then a cow, then a ram, then a chicken, then an egg. When the imām comes out, they close their records and listen to the remembrance.”
✅ Summary
◈ There are no fixed Sunnah prayers before the Friday khuṭbah like the Sunnah of Ẓuhr.
◈ However, it is legislated to perform Ṭahiyyat al-Masjid, Ṭahiyyat al-Wuḍūʾ, and nawāfil before the imām begins the khuṭbah.
ھذا ما عندي واللہ أعلم بالصواب
