Section : The virtues of Jumu’ah, Friday prayer. Friday (Jumu’ah) is the best day of the week. Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alehi wasallam said: “The best day on which the sun rises is Friday. [On…
Section : Supplications during Friday. One should do one’s best to make supplications during the last moments (or hours) of Jumu’ah. ‘Abdullah ibn Salam relates: “I said, and the Messenger of Allah was sitting: ‘We find in the Book of…
Section : Making many prayers and salutations upon the Prophet sallallahu alehi wasallam during the night and the day of Jumu’ah. Aus ibn Aus reports that the Prophet said: “The most virtuous of your days is Jumu’ah. On that day,…
Section : Recitation of Surah al-Kahf. It is preferred to recite surah al-Kahf during the day and night of Jumu’ah. Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reports that the Prophet said: “Whoever recites Surah al-Kahf on Jumu’ah will have illumination from the light…
Section : It is disliked to raise one’s voice while reciting al-Kahf in the mosque on Friday. Shaikh Muhammad ‘Abdu issued a verdict that mentioned reciting Surah al-Kahf aloud among the many disliked matters on Friday. He also mentioned the…
Section : Performing ghusl, beautifying one’s self, using the miswak, and using perfume for any gathering and especially for Salatul Jumu’ah. It is preferred for anyone – man or woman, an elderly or young person, a traveller or a resident…
Section : Going early to Salatul Jumu’ah. It is preferred for one to go early to the salatul Jumu’ah, unless he is the imam. ‘Alqamah says: “I went with ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud to the mosque and we found that three…
Section : Stepping over others’ necks in the mosque. At-Tirmizhi reports that the people of knowledge dislike that one should “step over the necks of the people” on Jumu’ah and they were very strict in this regard. ‘Abdullah ibn Busr…
Section : Nawafl before salatul Jumu’ah. It is a sunnah to offer supererogatory prayers before al-Jumu’ah until the imam arrives. After the imam’s arrival, one should no longer offer any salah, save for the prayer of greeting the mosque (tahayyatul…
Section : Feeling drowsy while in the mosque. It is preferred for one who is in the mosque to change place if he feels sleepy. The movement may remove some of his drowsiness and help wake him up. This rule…
Section : The Friday prayer as an obligation. The scholars are in agreement that salatul Jumu’ah is an individual obligation and it is two rak’at. Allah says in the Qur’an: “O you who believe, when the call for the salah…
Section : Upon whom salatul Jumu’ah is obligatory. Salatul Jumu’ah is an obligation upon every free, adult, sane, resident Muslim who has the ability to attend the salah and does not have a valid excuse to miss it. Salatul Jumu’ah,…
Section : The Time of the Salatul Jumu’ah. The majority of the companions and successors were of the opinion that the time of al-Jumu’ah is the same as that of the zuhr. Ahmad, al-Bukhari, Abu Dawud, at-Tirmizhi, and alBaihaqi record…
Section : The number of people required for al-Jumu’ah. There is no dispute among the scholars that a congregation is a necessary condition for the validity of al-Jumu’ah. This is based on the hadith of Tariq ibn Shihab who reports…
Section : The place for al-Jumu’ah. It is valid to perform the Jumu’ah salah in any country, city, mosque, any building in a city, or in any space in a city as it also is valid to have it performed…