Reciting Surah Jumuah on a Friday
Q: Is it sunnah to recite Surah Jumuah on Fridays? Should we avoid it completely?
Jumuah
Using the asaa (stick) and looking left and right while giving the khutbah
Q:
1. Is it preferred for the muazzin to give the person giving the khutbah the stick?
2. Should the person giving khutbah look left and right while giving the khutbah?
Reciting the dua after azaan for the 2nd azaan of Jumuah
Q: On Friday, when the imam comes out for the khutbah and the 2nd azaan is given in front of him, then should we read the dua after azaan verbally or should we read it in our heart since we have to adopt silence at that time?
Greeting with Jumuah Mubaarak on a Friday
Q: What is the ruling on greeting people every Friday with Jumuah Mubarak? Is it permissible?
I understand that it was not part of the sunnah of our Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and his companions never practised it.
Musaafirs performing Zuhr Salaah individually instead of performing Jumuah Salaah
Q: If a couple of people are musaafirs in a city and decide to perform Zuhr Salaah in their hotel rather than go for jumuah, is it then:
(a) Best for them to pray zuhr salaah individually rather than making a jamaat OR
(b) Obligatory for them to pray zuhr salaah individually rather than making a jamaat OR
(c) Best for them to make a jamaat for zuhr salaah?
Muslim business trading at the time of Jumuah
Q: What is the condition of a business that remains open and trading at the time of Jummah. All Muslim staff leave for Salaah but the doors remain open.
Having two jumuahs due to restrictions
Q: Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions of 50 allowed inside and 100 outside for salaah, we have a jumuah inside for 50 and a separate jumuah outside for 100 with separate Imaam and separate congregation.
1. Is this allowed?
2. Do we need to complete the 1st jumuah inside before we start the outside jumuah?
Establishing Jumuah Salaah in jamaat khanas
Q: In a town where there is 1 masjid and few jamaat khanas. Will it be permissible to establish Jumuah in the jamaat khanas also?
The furtherst jamaat khana not being further than 5 min away with a car and 5 times namaaz is also not taking place in most of the jamaat khanas?
The four rakaat sunnah before jumuah salaah
Q: Is the four rakaat sunnah before the fardh of jumuah salaah sunnat-e-muakkadah or sunnat ghair muakkadah?
Muazzin giving azaan in front of the imaam for the jumuah khutbah
Q: Although it is permissible for the muazzin to stand anywhere in the masjid to give the azaan for the jumuah khutbah, is it sunnat for him to stand in front of the imaam no matter which staff he may be in?