four, and in one narration: if he wishes, six. Ibn Mas'ud, al-Nakha'i, and the Ashab al-Ra'y (the proponents of reasoning) were of the view that one should pray four [rak'ahs] after it, based on what Abu Hurayrah narrated, saying: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Whoever among you is to pray after the Jumu'ah, let him pray four after it." Recorded by Muslim (17). It is narrated from Ali, Abu Musa, Ata', Mujahid, Humayd ibn Abd al-Rahman, and al-Thawri that one should pray six, based on what is narrated from Ibn Umar: that when he was in Makkah, he would pray Jumu'ah, then move forward and pray two rak'ahs, then move forward and pray four. And when he was in Madinah, he would pray Jumu'ah, then return to his house and pray two rak'ahs, and he would not pray in the mosque. When he was asked about that, he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to do that. Recorded by Abu Dawud (18). Our argument is that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to perform all of that, as evidenced by the reports narrated, and it is narrated from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to pray two rak'ahs after Jumu'ah. This is agreed upon (19). In a wording by Muslim: And he would not
(17) In: Chapter on praying after Jumu'ah, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Sahih Muslim 2/600. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on praying after Jumu'ah, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/258. Al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding prayer before and after Jumu'ah, from the Chapters of Jumu'ah. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/311. Al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on the number of prayers after Jumu'ah in the mosque, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Al-Mujtaba 3/92. Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding prayer after Jumu'ah, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/358. Al-Darimi, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding prayer after Jumu'ah, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/370. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 2/249, 442. (18) In: Chapter on praying after Jumu'ah, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/258. (19) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on praying after and before Jumu'ah, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/16. And Muslim, in: Chapter on praying after Jumu'ah, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Sahih Muslim 2/600, 601. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on praying after Jumu'ah, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/259. Al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding prayer before and after Jumu'ah, from the Chapters of Jumu'ah. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/310. Al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on prayer after Dhuhr, from the Book of Imamat, and in: Chapter on the Imam's prayer after Jumu'ah, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Al-Mujtaba 2/92, 3/93. Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding prayer after Jumu'ah, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/358. Al-Darimi, in: Chapter on Sunnah prayer, Chapter on recitation in the two rak'ahs of Fajr, and Chapter on what has been narrated regarding prayer after Jumu'ah, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/335, 337, 369. Imam Malik, in: Chapter on the practice regarding the collective prayer, from the Book of Travel. Al-Muwatta 1/166. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 2/6, 11, 17, 35, 63, 75, 77.
