Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة فيها
Chapter 78
فِي فَرْضِ الْجُمُعَةِ
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Ali ibn al-Mundhir narrated to us: Ibn Fudayl narrated to us: Abu Malik al-Ashjai narrated to us, from Ribi ibn Hirash, from Hudhayfah; and from Abu Hazim, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah said: “Allah turned those who came before us away from Friday. The Jews had Saturday, and the Christians had Sunday. Then they followed us, until the Day of Resurrection. We are the last of the people of this world, and the first for whom judgment will be passed before all creatures.”
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The final clause is translated as being first to have judgment passed before all creatures; the source wording is compressed.
Chapter 79
فِي فَضْلِ الْجُمُعَةِ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Yahya ibn Abi Bukayr narrated to us: Zuhayr ibn Muhammad narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Aqil, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid al-Ansari, from Abu Lubabah ibn Abd al-Mundhir, who said: The Prophet said: “Friday is the master of days and the greatest of them before Allah. It is greater before Allah than the Day of Sacrifice and the Day of Breaking the Fast. It has five distinguishing features: Allah created Adam on it; Allah sent Adam down to earth on it; Allah caused Adam to die on it; on it there is an hour in which a servant who asks Allah for anything will be granted it, so long as he does not ask for something unlawful; and the Last Hour will take place on it. There is no angel brought near, no heaven, no earth, no wind, no mountain, and no sea that does not fear Friday.”
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Al-Husayn ibn Ali narrated to us, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid ibn Jabir, from Abu al-Ashath al-Sanani, from Shaddad ibn Aws, who said: The Messenger of Allah said: “Among your best days is Friday. On it Adam was created, and on it will be the Trumpet blown and the people will be struck down. So send abundant blessings upon me on that day, for your blessings are presented to me.” A man said: Messenger of Allah, how will our blessings be presented to you when you have decayed—meaning, when your body has decomposed? He said: “Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets.”
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The source includes an explanatory gloss equating the phrase about having become aramta with bodily decay; this is retained.
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Muharriz ibn Salamah al-Adani narrated to us: Abd al-Aziz ibn Abi Hazim narrated to us, from al-Ala, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah: The Messenger of Allah said: “From one Friday to the next is expiation for what lies between them, so long as major sins are not committed.”
Chapter 80
مَا جَاءَ فِي الْغُسْلِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak narrated to us, from al-Awzai: Hassan ibn Atiyyah narrated to us: Abu al-Ashath narrated to me: Aws ibn Aws al-Thaqafi narrated to me: I heard the Prophet say: “Whoever washes on Friday and bathes, goes early and sets out early, walks rather than riding, draws near to the imam, listens, and does not engage in idle talk, will have the deeds of a year recorded for every step: the reward of fasting that year and standing in prayer at night.”
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The repeated early-arrival verbs in the source are retained as two actions: going early and setting out early.
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Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Numayr narrated to us: Umar ibn Ubayd narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, who said: I heard the Prophet say from the pulpit: “Whoever comes to Friday prayer should perform ghusl.”
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Sahl ibn Abi Sahl narrated to us: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from Safwan ibn Sulaym, from Ata ibn Yasar, from Abu Said al-Khudri: The Messenger of Allah said: “The ghusl on Friday is obligatory for everyone who has reached puberty.”
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The Arabic term muhtalim denotes someone who has reached puberty, expressed here without restricting it to a particular sign of maturity.
Chapter 81
مَا جَاءَ فِي الرُّخْصَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Abu Muawiyah narrated to us, from al-Amash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever performs ablution well, then comes to Friday prayer, draws near, remains silent, and listens, will be forgiven for what is between that Friday and the next, plus three additional days. Whoever touches pebbles has engaged in idle activity.”
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Nasr ibn Ali al-Jahdami narrated to us: Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us: Ismail ibn Muslim al-Makki informed us, from Yazid al-Raqashi, from Anas ibn Malik, from the Prophet, who said: “Whoever performs ablution on Friday, that is fine and sufficient for him in place of the obligatory bath; but whoever performs a full bath, the bath is better.”
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The source explicitly says ablution suffices for the obligation and that a full bath is better; both statements are retained.
Chapter 82
مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّهْجِيرِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ
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Hisham ibn Ammar and Sahl ibn Abi Sahl narrated to us; they said: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Said ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurayrah: The Messenger of Allah said: “On Friday, angels stand at every gate of the mosque, recording people according to their ranks, one after another. When the imam comes out, they roll up the scrolls and listen to the sermon. The one who comes early to prayer is like one who offers a camel in sacrifice. The next is like one who offers a cow, and the next like one who offers a ram.” He continued until he mentioned a chicken and an egg. Sahl added in his version: “Whoever comes after that has only come to fulfill the duty of attending the prayer.”
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The final addition is explicitly attributed to Sahl in the source and is not merged into the main wording.
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Abu Kurayb narrated to us: Waki narrated to us, from Said ibn Bashir, from Qatadah, from al-Hasan, from Samurah ibn Jundub: The Messenger of Allah gave an example of Friday and arriving early: it is like one who slaughters a camel, then one who slaughters a cow, then one who slaughters a sheep, until he mentioned a chicken.
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Kathir ibn Ubayd al-Himsi narrated to us: Abd al-Majid ibn Abd al-Aziz narrated to us, from Mamar, from al-Amash, from Ibrahim, from Alqamah, who said: I went with Abdullah to Friday prayer and found that three men had arrived before him. He said, He is the fourth of four, and the fourth of four is not far off. I heard the Messenger of Allah say: “On the Day of Resurrection, people will sit near Allah according to how early they went to the Friday prayers: the first, the second, and the third.” Then he said again, He is the fourth of four, and the fourth of four is not far off.
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The repeated phrase fourth of four is retained literally; the source does not explain its pragmatic meaning.
Chapter 83
مَا جَاءَ فِي الزِّينَةِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ
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Harmalah ibn Yahya narrated to us: Abdullah ibn Wahb narrated to us: Amr ibn al-Harith informed me, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Musa ibn Said, from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban, from Abdullah ibn Salam, who heard the Messenger of Allah say from the pulpit on Friday: “What would prevent one of you from buying two garments for Friday, in addition to his work clothes?” Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: One of our shaykhs narrated to us, from Abd al-Hamid ibn Jafar, from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban, from Yusuf ibn Abdullah ibn Salam, from his father, who said: The Prophet addressed us in a sermon and mentioned the same.
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The second chain identifies its narrator only as one of our shaykhs; no name is supplied in the Arabic text.
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Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us: Amr ibn Abi Salamah narrated to us, from Zuhayr, from Hisham ibn Urwah, from his father, from Aishah: The Prophet addressed the people on a Friday and saw them wearing striped garments. The Messenger of Allah said: “What would prevent one of you, if he can afford it, from acquiring two garments for Friday, in addition to his work clothes?”
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The garment term nimar is rendered as striped garments; its precise fabric or pattern is not specified further in the Arabic.
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Sahl ibn Abi Sahl and Hawtharah ibn Muhammad narrated to us; they said: Yahya ibn Said al-Qattan narrated to us, from Ibn Ajlan, from Said al-Maqburi, from his father, from Abdullah ibn Wadiyah, from Abu Dharr, from the Prophet, who said: “Whoever bathes on Friday and does so well, purifies himself and does so well, wears some of his best clothes, applies whatever perfume Allah has made available to him from his household, then comes to Friday prayer without engaging in idle talk or coming between two people, will be forgiven for what is between then and the next Friday.”
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The phrase about perfume is translated as whatever is available to him from his household; the source does not name a specific fragrance or person who provides it.
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Ammar ibn Khalid al-Wasiti narrated to us: Ali ibn Ghurrab narrated to us, from Salih ibn Abi al-Akhdar, from al-Zuhri, from Ubayd ibn al-Sabbaq, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah said: “This is a day of celebration that Allah has made for the Muslims. Whoever comes to Friday prayer should bathe. If perfume is available, let him apply some of it. And use the tooth-stick.”
Chapter 84
مَا جَاءَ فِي وَقْتِ الْجُمُعَةِ
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Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah narrated to us: Abd al-Aziz ibn Abi Hazim narrated to us: My father narrated to me, from Sahl ibn Sad, who said: We would not take a midday rest or eat lunch until after Friday prayer.
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Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us: Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us: Yala ibn al-Harith narrated to us: I heard Iyas ibn Salamah ibn al-Akwa narrate from his father, who said: We used to pray Friday prayer with the Prophet, then return, while the walls cast no shade in which we could take shelter.
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The phrase describes the absence of shade from the walls after returning; no specific time is stated.
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Hisham ibn Ammar narrated to us: Abd al-Rahman ibn Sad ibn Ammar ibn Sad, the Prophet muezzin, narrated to us: My father narrated to me, from his father, from his grandfather, that he used to call the adhan on Friday in the time of the Messenger of Allah when the shadow was like a shoelace.
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The simile shiraak is rendered as a shoelace strap, preserving the source measurement without converting it.
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Ahmad ibn Abdah narrated to us: Al-Mutamir ibn Sulayman narrated to us: Humayd narrated to us, from Anas, who said: We used to pray Friday prayer, then return and take a midday rest.