Friday is
a special day for the Muslims, here’s a special hadith from our Prophet (pbuh)
about the day of Jummah:
VERSE
ABOUT JUMMAH FROM THE QURAN
“O you who
believe, when the Salat is announced on Friday, you shall hasten to the
commemoration of God, and drop all business. This is better for you, if you
only knew. Once the prayer is completed, you may spread through the land to
seek God’s bounties, and continue to remember God frequently, that you may
succeed.” Surah al-Jumuah, 9-10.
SOME
HADITH REGARDING FRIDAY
·
I heard
Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) saying, “We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but
(will be) the foremost on the Day of Resurrection though the former nations
were given the Holy Scriptures before us. And this was their day (Friday) the
celebration of which was made compulsory for them but they differed about it.
So Allah gave us the guidance for it (Friday) and all the other people are
behind us in this respect: the Jews’ (holy day is) tomorrow (i.e. Saturday) and
the Christians’ (is) the day after tomorrow (i.e. Sunday).” Sahih Bukhari
·
The
Prophet (saw) said: “If you say to your companions: ‘Be quiet’ on a friday while the Imam is delivering the sermon,
you have engaged in Laghw (idle
talk or behaviour).” Ibn Majah
·
The Messenger
of Allah (saw) said: “What if one of you were to take a flock of sheep and look
for grass for them one or two miles away, but he cannot find any at that
distance, so he goes further away? Then (the time for) friday comes but he does not attend it, then
(another) friday comes but he does not
attend it, and (another) friday comes
but he does not attend it, until Allah places a seal on his heart.” Ibn Majah
·
Allah’s
Messenger (p.b.u.h) talked about friday and
said, “There is an hour (opportune time) on friday and if a
Muslim gets it while praying and asks something from Allah, then Allah will
definitely meet his demand.” And he (the Prophet) pointed out the shortness of
that time with his hands. Bukhari
·
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Five prayers and one friday prayer to (the next) friday prayer are expiatious (for the sins
committed in the intervals) between them. Sahih Muslim
·
The
Prophet (saw) said, “When it is a friday, the angels
stand at the gate of the mosque and keep on writing the names of the persons
coming to the mosque in succession according to their arrivals. The example of
the one who enters the mosque in the earliest hour is that of one offering a
camel (in sacrifice). The one coming next is like one offering a cow and then a
ram and then a chicken and then an egg respectively. When the Imam comes out
(for jummah prayer) they (i.e. angels) fold their papers and listen to the
Khutba.” Sahih Bukhari
·
“The
Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘The best of your days is friday. On it Adam was created, on it the Trumpet will
be blown, on it all creatures will swoon. So send a great deal of peace and
blessings upon me on that day, for your peace and blessings will be presented
to me.’ A man said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, how will our peace and blessings be
shown to you when you will have disintegrated?’ He said: ‘Allah has forbidden
the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets.’” Ibn Majah
·
Once a Jew
said to me, “O the chief of believers! There is a verse in your Holy Book Which is read by all of
you (Muslims), and had it been revealed to us, we would have taken that day (on
which it was revealed as a day of celebration.” ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab asked,
“Which is that verse?” The Jew replied, “This day
I have perfected your religion For you, completed My favor upon you, And have
chosen for you Islam as your religion.” (5:3) ‘Umar replied,”No doubt, we know
when and where this versewas revealed to
the Prophet. It was friday and the
Prophet was standing at ‘Arafat (i.e. the Day of Hajj)”. Sahih Bukhari
·
Abu
Huraira said: I heard Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) saying, “We (Muslims) are the
last (to come) but (will be) the foremost on the Day of Resurrection though the
former nations were given the Holy Scriptures before us. And this was their day
(friday) the celebration of which was made compulsory
for them but they differed about it. So Allah gave us the guidance for it (friday) and all the other people are behind us in this
respect: the Jews’ (holy day is) tomorrow (i.e. saturday)
and the Christians’ (is) the day after tomorrow (i.e. sunday).” Sahih Bukhari