Why is the Friday Prayer performed in the mosque only two rak'ahs?
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Acts of worship are based on divine command. Prayer, in general, was commanded by Allah, and the clarified its details. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Pray as you have seen me praying." Prayer is one of the devotional legal rulings for which no wisdom appears other than compliance and the testing of obedience and servitude. Questioning the reasons for prayer or the number of rak'ahs, if it is for objection, is not befitting. It is sufficient for us to obey the commands of Allah. The wisdom behind the Friday prayer being two rak'ahs instead of four may be the addition of the two sermons to it.
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