The Book of Prayer - Friday

كتاب الجمعة

Chapter 10: The two khutbah before the prayer, and sitting briefly in between them

Jabir b. Samura said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to deliver the sermon while standing. He would then sit down and then stand up and address in a standing posture; and whoever informed you that he (the Holy Prophet) delivered the sermon while sitting told a lie. By Allah. I prayed with him more than two thousand times.

Chapter 11: The verse: “And when they see some merchandise or some amusement they disperse headlong to it, and leave you standing”

This hadith has been narrated by Husain with the same chain of transmitters but with this alteration that he did not make mention of the standing position.

Chapter 13: Keeping the prayer and khutbah short

Jabir b. Samura reported

I used to observe prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his prayer was of moderate length and his sermon too was of moderate length.

Ja'far b. Muhammad said on the authority of his father

I heard Jabir b. 'Abdullah saying that in the sermon of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) he praised Allah, lauded Him (and subsequently said [other words] and raised his voice, and the rest of the hadith is the same).

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Abu Huraira reported

Umar b. Khattab was delivering a sermon to the people on Friday when 'Uthman b. 'Affan came there. 'Umar hinting to him said: What would become of those persons who come after the call to prayer? Upon this 'Uthman said: Commander of the faithful, I did no more than this that after listening to the call, I performed ablution and came (to the mosque). 'Umar said: Just ablution! Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (my peace be upon him) say this: When any one of you comes for Jumu'a, he should take a bath.

Chapter 1: Ghusl on Friday is obligatory for all adult men, and clarifying what they were ordered regarding it

'Aisha reported

The people (mostly) were workers and they had no servants. Ill-smell thus emitted out of them. It was said to them: Were you to take bath on Friday.

Chapter 2: Perfume and siwak on Fridays

Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said. it is the right of Allah upon every Muslim that he should take a bath (at least) on one day (Friday) during the seven days (of the week) and he should wash his head and body.

Chapter 3: Listening attentively to the Khutbah on Friday

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

If you (even) ask your companion to be quiet on Friday while the Imam is delivering the sermon, you have in fact talked irrelevance.

Ibn Juraij narrated a similar Hadith (as no. 1965) from Ibn Shihab with both chains, except that Ibn Juraij said

"Ibrahim bin 'Abdullah bin Qariz."

Chapter 4: The (special) time that occurs on Friday

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

There is a time on Friday at which no Muslim servant would pray and would ask Allah for a thing (that is good) but He would give it to him. Qutaiba pointed with the help of his hand that it (the time) is short.

This hadith has been narrated by Abu Huraira by another chain of transmitters.

Chapter 5: The virtue of Friday

Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying

The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam was created. on it he was made to enter Paradise, on it he was expelled from it. And the last hour will take place on no day other than Friday.

Chapter 6: This Ummah has been guided to Friday

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

We who are the last shall be the first on the Day of Resurrection, except that every Ummah was given the Book before us and we were given it after them. It was this day which Allah prescribed for us and guided us to it and the people came after us with regard to it, the Jews observing the next day and the Christians the day following that.

A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

We are the last and would be the first on the Day of Resurrection.

Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

We were guided aright to Friday (as a day of prayer and meditation), but Allah diverted those who were before us from it. The rest of the hadith is the same.

Chapter 9: Jumu`ah prayer is when the sun has passed its zenith

Iyas b. Salama b. Akwa' reported on the authority of his father, saying

We used to observe the Friday prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and when we returned we did not find the shadow of the walls in which we could take protection (from the heat of the sun).

Chapter 10: The two khutbah before the prayer, and sitting briefly in between them

Ibn 'Umar said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to deliver the sermon on Friday while standing. He would then sit and then stand (for the second sermon) as they (the Muslims) do nowadays.

Chapter 12: Stern warning against missing Jumu`ah

Abdullah b. Umar and Abu Huraira said that they heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say on the planks of his pulpit

People must cease to neglect the Friday prayer or Allah will seal their hearts and then they will be among the negligent.

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This hadith has been narrated by Ibn Umar by another chain of transmitters.

Chapter 1: Ghusl on Friday is obligatory for all adult men, and clarifying what they were ordered regarding it

'Aisha reported

The people came for Jumu'a prayer from their houses in the neighbouring villages dressed in woollen garments on which dust was settled and this emitted a foul smell. A person among them (those who were dressed so) came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was in my house. The Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) said to him: Were you to cleanse yourselves on this day.