“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever abandons Friday (prayer) three times, fornonecessary reason, Allah will place a seal over his heart.’”

“Whoever abandons Friday deliberately, let him give a Dinar incharity, and if he cannot afford that, then (let him give) half aDinar.”

“The Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) used to do that.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘On Friday there is a time when no Muslim man happens tostandin prayer at that time, asking Allah for good things, but Hewill givethat to him.” And he gestured with his hand to indicatehow short thattime is.

“I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: ‘On Friday there is a time of the day during which noperson asks Allah for something but He will give him what he asksfor.’” It was said: ‘When is that time?’ He said: ‘When theIqamah forprayer (is called), until the prayer ends.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘Whoever persists in performing twelve Rak’ah from the Sunnah, ahouse will be built for him in Paradise: four before the Zuhr, twoRak’ah after Zuhr, two Rak’ah after Maghrib, two Rak’ah afterthe‘Isha’ and two Rak’ah before Fajr.’”

“Whoever performs twelve Rak’ah (of Sunnah) during the dayand night, a house will be built for him in Paradise.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedtoperform two Rak’ah before Fajr, and he used to say: ‘The best twoSurah to recite in the two Rak’ah of Fajr are: “Say: Allah isOne”[Al-Ikhlas (112)] and “Say: O you disbelievers.”[Al-Kafirun (109)]

“My father sent wordto‘Aishah, asking which prayer the Prophet (ﷺ) most liked toperform regularly. She said: ‘He used to perform four Rak’ahbeforethe Zuhr, in which he would stand for a long time and bow andprostrate perfectly.’”

“Whoeverprays four Rak’ah before the Zuhr and four afterwards, Allahwillforbid him to the Fire.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Sulaik Ghatafanienteredthe mosque when the Prophet (ﷺ) was delivering the sermon.He said:‘Have you prayed?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Then performtwoRak’ah.’”

“Dahhak bin Qaiswrote to Nu’man bin Bashir, saying: ‘Tell us what the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) used to recite on Friday along with Surah Al-Jumu’ah.’Hesaid: ‘He used to recite: “Has there come to you the narrationof theoverwhelming (i.e., the Day of Resurrection)?’”[Al-Ghashiyah (88)]

It wasnarrated from Abu ‘Inabah Al-Khawlani that the Prophet (ﷺ)usedto recite “Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High” and “Hasthere come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e., the Day ofResurrection)? [Al-A’la (87) and Al-Ghashiyah (88)] on Friday.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘Whoever catches one Rak’ah of Friday prayer or other than it,then he has caught the prayer.’”

“The people of Quba’ used topraywith the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on Fridays.”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:“What if one of you were to take a flock of sheep and look forgrass for them one or two miles away, but he cannot find any at thatdistance, so he goes further away? Then (the time for) Friday comesbut he does not attend it, then (another) Friday comes but he doesnotattend it, and (another) Friday comes but he does not attend it,untilAllah places a seal on his heart.”

It wasnarrated from Salim, from his father, that the Prophet (ﷺ)used topray two Rak’ah after Jumu’ah.