Prayer: Can noon prayer be held in congregation near a Friday prayer location at the same time?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Prayer: Can noon prayer be held in congregation near a Friday prayer location at the same time?
English:
Question #608:
Is it permissible to perform noon prayers in congregation at the time of Friday prayer at a place near to that of the Friday prayer?
Answer #608:
In itself there is no objection to doing so and the followers would have fulfilled their duties because the Friday prayer is considered an alternative obligation at the present time. However, performing the noon prayer in congregation on Friday close to the place where Friday prayer is proceeding may become a cause of division of the believers and people might consider such congregational prayer as an insult to, and disrespect for, the imam of the Friday prayer and an indication of lack of care and due attention for the Friday prayer. That is why it is preferred for the believers not to do so. In fact, if a depravity or ḥarām act may result, it would be obligatory to abstain from it.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer