seeing [the Imam], it is not valid. But as for if they are in the courtyard or the road, and there is nothing between them except the door of the mosque, and they hear the sound of the congregation, and nothing is missed except the sight [of the Imam], then it does not prevent following [the Imam].
Section: It is recommended to recite in the Subh prayer on the day of Jumu'ah {Alif Lam Mim} As-Sajdah (29) and {Has there not been over Man...} (30). Ahmad explicitly stated this because of what Ibn Abbas and Abu Hurayrah narrated, that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to recite in the Fajr prayer on the day of Jumu'ah {Alif Lam Mim (1) The Revelation} (31) and {Has there not been over Man a period of time...} (32). Muslim recorded both (33). Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, said: I do not like for one to do this consistently, lest people think it is preferred because of the prostration. It is possible that consistency in it is recommended (34), because the wording of the report indicates it, and the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when he performed a deed, he would establish it and persist in it (35), and his practice was constant (36).
(29) Meaning: Surah as-Sajdah. (30) Meaning: Surah al-Insan. (31) Surah as-Sajdah 1-2. (32) Surah al-Insan 1. (33) In: Chapter on what is recited on the day of Jumu'ah, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Sahih Muslim 2/599. Also recorded by Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on recitation in the Fajr prayer on the day of Jumu'ah, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/269. The hadith of Abu Hurayrah was also recorded by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on what is recited in Jumu'ah prayer, from the Book of Jumu'ah, and in: Chapter on the prostration of 'Tanzeel as-Sajdah', from the Book of Prostration of the Quran. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/5, 50. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on recitation in the Subh prayer on the day of Jumu'ah, from the Book of Opening. Al-Mujtaba 2/123. And al-Darimi, in: Chapter on recitation in the Subh prayer on the day of Jumu'ah, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/362. The hadith of Ibn Abbas was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on what is recited in the Subh prayer on the day of Jumu'ah, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/247. And al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding what is recited in the Subh prayer on the day of Jumu'ah, from the Chapters of Jumu'ah. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/309. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on recitation in Jumu'ah prayer... etc., from the Book of Jumu'ah. Al-Mujtaba 3/91. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 1/226, 307, 316, 328, 334, 354. (34) Omitted from the original. (35) In [copies] A and M: "wa dama" (and he persisted). (36) Mentioned previously from the hadith of Aisha in 2/563, 566.
