Ibn 'Umar said: Seeking a need in one day is easy (62). It is also said that Allah Almighty concealed this hour so that His servants would exert effort in supplicating to Him throughout the day in search of it, just as He concealed the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr) among the nights of Ramadan, and His awliya (allies) among the people, so that good thoughts are held toward all righteous people.

296 - Issue; He said: (And if they perform the Friday prayer before the meridian (zawal) in the sixth hour, it suffices them.)

In some manuscripts, it says: in the fifth hour. The correct version is in the sixth hour. The apparent meaning of the words of al-Khiraqi is that it is not permissible to perform it before the sixth hour. It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud, Jabir, Sa'id, and Mu'awiyah that they performed it before the meridian. The Qadi and his companions said: It is permissible to perform it during the time of the Eid prayer. 'Abd Allah narrated this from his father, who said: We hold the view that it is like the Eid prayer. Mujahid said: There was no Eid for the people except in the early part of the day. 'Ata' said: Every Eid is when the forenoon (duha) extends; Friday, al-Adha, and al-Fitr, based on what was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud, who said: There was no Eid except in the early part of the day, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to perform the Friday prayer with us in the shade of the al-Hatīm (1). Recorded by Ibn al-Bakhtari (2) in his "Amali" with his chain of narration. It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud and Mu'awiyah that they performed the Friday prayer during the forenoon (duha) and said: We only hastened out of fear of the heat for you. Al-Athram narrated the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud. And because it is an Eid, it is permissible at the time of the Eid, like al-Fitr and al-Adha. The evidence that it is an Eid is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "This is a day that Allah has made an Eid for the Muslims" (3). And his saying: