He was asked:
A man sets out for the Friday prayer when the prayer has already begun. Should he run to reach it, or come calmly, even if he misses it?
He answered:
Praise be to Allah. If he fears missing the Friday prayer, he should hasten so that he catches at least one rakʿah. But if he can catch it while walking calmly, that is better; indeed, that is the Sunnah. And Allah knows best.
He was asked:
Must Sūrat al-Sajdah (The Prostration) always be recited in prayer on Friday?
He answered:
Praise be to Allah. Reciting the surah beginning “Alif Lām Mīm. The revelation,” which contains a verse of prostration, or any other surah containing a verse of prostration, is not obligatory in the Friday Fajr prayer, by agreement of the imams. Whoever believes this to be obligatory, or censures someone for omitting it, is misguided and mistaken, and must