“I usedtoguide my father after he lost his sight, and when I took him outforthe Friday (prayer), when he heard the Adhan he would pray forforgiveness for Abu Umamah As’ad bin Zurarah, and supplicate forhim.I heard that from him for a while, then I said to myself: ‘ByAllah!What is this weakness? Every time he heard the Adhan forFriday(prayer) I hear him praying for forgiveness for Abu Umamah andsupplicate for him, and I do not ask him about why he does that.’ThenI took him out for Friday (prayer), as I used to take him out,andwhen he heard the Adhan he prayed for forgiveness as he used todo. Isaid to him: ‘O my father! I see you supplicating for As’adbinZurarah every time you hear the call for Friday; why is that?’Hesaid: ‘O my son, he was the first one who led us for the Fridayprayerbefore the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came from Makkah, in Naqi’Al-Khadamat (a place near Al-Madinah), in the plain of Harrah BanuBayadah.’ I asked: ‘How many of you were there at that time?’He said:‘Forty men.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Allah led those who came before us astray from Friday.Saturdaywas for the Jews and Sunday was for the Christians. And theywill lagbehind us until the Day of Resurrection. We are the last ofthe peopleof this world but we will be the first to be judged amongall ofcreation.’”

“TheProphet(ﷺ) said: ‘Friday is the chief of days, the greatest daybeforeAllah. It is greater before Allah then the Day of Adha and theDay ofFitr. It has five characteristics: On it Allah created Adam; onitAllah sent down Adam to this earth; on it there is a time duringwhich a person does not ask Allah for anything but He will give it tohim, so long as he does not ask for anything that is forbidden; on itthe Hour will begin. There is no angel who is close to Allah, noheaven, no earth, no wind, no mountain, and no sea that does not fearFriday.’”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: ‘The best of your days is Friday. On it Adam was created,onit the Trumpet will be blown, on it all creatures will swoon. Sosenda great deal of peace and blessings upon me on that day, for yourpeace and blessings will be presented to me.’ A man said: ‘OMessengerof Allah, how will our peace and blessings be shown to youwhen youwill have disintegrated?’ He said: ‘Allah has forbiddenthe earth toconsume the bodies of the Prophets.’”

“From one Friday to the next is an expiation for whatever wascommitted in between, so long as one does not commit any major sin.”

“I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say:‘Whoevertakes a bath on Friday, and bathes completely, and goesearly,arriving early,* and walks and does not ride (to the mosque),andsits close to the Imam and listens to him, and does not engage inidle talk; for every step he takes he will have the reward of oneyear, the reward of a year’s fasting and praying (at night).”

“I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) sayfromthe pulpit: ‘Whoever comes to Friday, let him take a bath.’”

“Bath on Fridays is obligatory for every male who hasreached the age of puberty.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Whoever performs ablution and performs ablution well, thencomes to Friday (prayer) and sits near (the Imam), and keeps quietandlistens, he will be forgiven for what was between that and theprevious Friday (of sins), and three days more. And whoever touchesthe pebbles then he has engaged in Laghw (idle talk or behaviour).”

“Whoeverperforms ablution on Friday, it is well and good for him, andhe hasdone what is obligatory for him. But whoever takes a bath, bathisbetter.”

“When Friday comes, angels stand at every door of the mosque andrecord the names of the people who come, in order of arrival. WhentheImam comes out, they close their records and listen to thesermon. Thefirst one who comes to the prayer is like one whosacrifices a camel;the one who comes after him is like one whosacrifices a cow; the onewho comes after him is like one whosacrifices a ram,” (and so on)until he made mention of a hen andan egg. Sahl added in his Hadith:“And whoever comes after thatcomes only to do his duty with regard tothe prayer.”

It wasnarrated from Samurah bin Jundab that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)described the likeness of Friday, saying that those who comeearliestare like the one who sacrifices a camel, then like one whosacrificesa cow, then like one who sacrifices a sheep, until he mademention ofa chicken.

“I went out with ‘Abdullah toFriday (prayer), and he found three men who arrived before him. Hesaid: ‘The fourth of four, and the fourth of four is not far away.Iheard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “On the Day ofResurrectionpeople will gather near Allah according to how earlythey came toFriday (prayer), the first, second, and third.’”Then he said: ‘Thefourth of four, and the fourth of four is notfar away.’”

“There is nothingwrong with anyone of you buying two garments for Friday (prayer),other than his daily work clothes.”(Another chain) from Yusuf bin Abdullah bin Salam that his father said: "The Prophet delivered a sermon to us" and he mentioned that.

“There is nothing wrongwith any oneof you, if he can afford it, buying two garments forFriday, otherthan his daily work clothes.”

“Whoevertakesa bath on a Friday and does it well, and purifies himself anddoes itwell, and puts on his best clothes, and puts on whatever Allahdecrees for him of the perfume of his family, then comes to themosqueand does not engage in idle talk or separate (pushing between)twopeople; he will be forgiven for (his sins) between that day andtheprevious Friday.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘This day is an ‘Eid (festival) which Allah has ordainedfor theMuslims. Whoever comes to Friday (prayer), let him take abath and ifhe has perfume then let him put some on. And upon you (Iurge to use)is the tooth stick.”

“We did not take a Qailulah noreat Ghada’ until after Friday (prayer).”*

“We used toperform Friday (prayer) with the Prophet (ﷺ), then we would return,and we would not see any shadow from the walls in which we could seekshade.”

“My father told me, narrating from hisfather,from his grandfather, that during the time of the Messengerof Allah(ﷺ), he used to call the Adhan on Fridays when the shadowwas like asandal strap.”