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− Attendance in the Friday Prayer is obligatory for Muslim men, and women should attend whenever they are able to do so. i. Before attending Prayers, A Muslim should follow Jumu ah ‘ the of the Holy Prophet and take a complete bath, Sunnah sa put on clean clothes, use perfume and avoid taking odorous food. After Prayer, Muslims may go back to their Jumu‘ah businesses. ii. Four of are to be offered before the Friday Rak‘at Sunnah − Sermon starts, even if and Prayers are to be Zuhr ‘Asr ± ± combined, or while in journey. iii. If one joins when the sermon has already started, then two Rak‘at Sunnah of should be offered instead of the − compulsory four. Rak‘at − iv. If one joins when the sermon has finished, then join the congregational Prayers and offer two at the end of Rak‘at − the Prayer. If Prayer is going to be combined, Jumu‘ah ‘Asr ± then one needs not to offer any 'make-up' to Sunnah compensate the missed. Sunnah v. There are two for the Friday Prayer. The additional Adhans − Adhan was introduced by Hadrat ‘Uthman. ra − ± ± − vi. A minimum of three people are required to have the Friday (Jumu‘ah) Prayers. However, if there are only two people, for that also Hadrat Promised Messiah and Mahdi has as ± ± − given permission of saying the Prayer. Jumu ah ‘ (Malfuzat, Vol. 9, p 214) − − vii. While the sermon is being delivered, talking or even playing with objects as small as a thorn have been disliked by the Holy Prophet. sa 120