Some people pray 2 Rakaat while the Khutbah is going on, during Friday prayers. Which is more important? Please explain while quoting the related Ahadith. Also comment on the Nafl before Maghrib.

Allah Ta'ala has mentioned in the noble Qur'aam, 'When the Qur'aan is%0D%0Arecited, listen to it with attention and remain silent so that you may%0D%0Areceive mercy.' (al-A'raaf)%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Mufassireen (commentators of the Qur'aan) have stated that this refers%0D%0Ato Salaat and the Khutbah of Jummu'ah. Such was the Tafseer of Mujaahid,%0D%0AAttaa, Sa'eed ibn Jubayr and others. (Tafsir ibn Katheer vol.2 pg.292-3).%0D%0AHence, the obligation of keeping quite during the Khutbah will be preferred%0D%0Ato the performing 2 Rakaats Tahiyyatul Masjid upon entering the Musjid which%0D%0Ain principle is Mustahabb (preferred act).%0D%0A%0D%0AAn obligation cannot be left out due to the fulfillment of a Mustahabb. In%0D%0Afact, Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) has mentioned that if anyone%0D%0Aduring the time of the Khutbah advises his brother to keep quite, then he%0D%0A(the advisor) has committed a void action (and his reward will be%0D%0Adecreased). This further emphasizes the obligation of listening attentively%0D%0Ato the Khateeb (speaker).%0D%0A%0D%0AFor this reason, it was the Madhab of many Sahaaba (Radhiallaahu Anhum) and%0D%0ATaabi'een that they would not perform these 2 Rakaats while the Khutbah was%0D%0Ataking place. This was the practice of the likes of Sayyiduna Umar, Uthmaa,%0D%0AAliyy, ibn Abbaas and others (Radhiallaahu Anhum). (See Musannaf ibn Abi%0D%0AShaybah; Musannaf Abdur Razzaaq, Nasbur Raaya and Bazlul Majhood vol.2%0D%0Apg.192)%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for Nafl before Maghrib Salaats, its permissibility is proven through%0D%0Avarious Ahaadith. However, this was not a constant practice of Rasulullah%0D%0A(Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam). In fact, nor was it the practice of the%0D%0AKhulafaa-e-raashideen. Instead, the actual practice of Rasulullah and the%0D%0Amajority of many companions was to hasten with the Fardh of Maghrib Salaat.%0D%0A(Tahawi).%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Hanafi scholars have ruled that it is Makrooh to delay the Fardh of%0D%0AMaghrib for no valid reason. And the 2 Rakaats before Maghrib due to it%0D%0Abeing in the category of Nafl and not Sunnat is not a valid reason for this%0D%0Acause. Just as one can perform it before Maghrib, he could perform it after%0D%0AMaghrib Salaat as well.%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMoulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abbassommar%0D%0AFACULTY OF SPECIALTY IN HADITH%0D%0A%0D%0ACHECKED AND APPROVED CORRECT: Mufti Ebrahim Desai