How Many Sunna Does One Pray Along With the Friday Prayer?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam

Question: Assalam alaykum

How many sunna does one pray as part of the Friday Prayer?

Answer: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah,

You should pray four cycles (rak‘ats) before the Friday Prayer, and four afterwards.

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Wassalam,

[Ustadh] Tabraze Azam

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadh Tabraze Azam holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Leicester, where he also served as the President of the Islamic Society. He memorized the entire Qur’an in his hometown of Ipswich at the tender age of sixteen, and has since studied the Islamic Sciences in traditional settings in the UK, Jordan and Turkey. He is currently pursuing advanced studies in Jordan, where he is presently based with his family.