Excellence
of reciting Sūrah Al-Kahf
Sayyidunā 'Abdullāh Ibn 'Umar رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُمَا has narrated that the
Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ
وَسَلَّم said, 'For the one reciting Sūrah Al-Kahf on Friday, Nūr
(refulgence) will elevate from his feet up to the sky that will be brightened
for him on the Day of Judgement and his sins committed between two Fridays will
be forgiven.'
(Attarghīb Wattarhīb,
vol. 1, pp. 298, Ḥadīš 2)
Nūr
between two Fridays
Sayyidunā Abū Sa'īd رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْه has narrated that the
Noble Rasūl صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ
وَسَلَّم said, 'The one who recites Sūrah
Al-Kahf on Friday, Nūr will be brightened for him between two Fridays.'
(As-Sunan-ul-Kubrā
lil-Bayhaqī, vol. 3, pp. 353, Ḥadīš 5996)
Nūr
up to the Ka'bah
It is stated in another narration:
'For the one reciting Sūrah Al-Kahf on Friday-night (i.e. the night between
Thursday and Friday), Nūr will be brightened from where he recited it up to the
blessed Ka'bah.'
(Sunan Dārimī, vol. 2,
pp. 546, Ḥadīš 3407)
Excellence
of Sūrah Ḥā-Mīm Ad-Dukhān
Sayyidunā Abū Umāmah رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْه has reported that the
Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ
وَسَلَّم said, 'The one reciting Sūrah Ḥā-Mīm Ad-Dukhān on Friday or
Friday-night, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will make a house for
him in Heaven.'
(Al-Mu'jam-ul-Kabīr,
vol. 8, pp. 264, Ḥadīš 8026)
One more narration states that he
will be forgiven.
(Jāmi' Tirmiḏī, vol.
4, pp. 407, Ḥadīš 2898)
Forgiveness
asked by 70,000 angels
The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, 'The one
reciting Sūrah Ḥā-Mīm Ad-Dukhān on night, 70,000 angels will do Istighfār (ask
for forgiveness) for him.'
(Jāmi' Tirmiḏī, vol.
4, pp. 406, Ḥadīš 2897)
All
sins forgiven
Sayyidunā Anas Bin Mālik رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْه has narrated that the
Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى
عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, 'The one reciting اَسْتَغْفِرُاللّٰهَ الَّذِیْ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ الْحَیُّ
الْقَیُّوْمُ وَاَتُوْبُ اِلَیْه three times before Ṣalāt-ul-Fajr on
Friday, his sins will be forgiven, even if they exceed the foam of the ocean.'
(Al-Mu'jam-ul-Awsaṭ
liṭ-Ṭabarānī, vol. 5, pp. 392, Ḥadīš 7717)
Post-Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah
activities
Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
has said in the 10th verse of Sūrah Jumu'ah (part 28):
فَاِذَا قُضِیَتِ الصَّلٰوةُ فَانْتَشِرُوْا
فِی الْاَرْضِ وَابْتَغُوْا مِنْ فَضْلِ اللّٰهِ وَاذْکُرُوا اللّٰهَ کَثِیْرًا
لَّعَلَّکُمْ تُفْلِحُوْنَ
Then, when
(Jumu'ah) Ṣalāh is completed, disperse in the land and seek the grace of Allah,
and remember Allah a lot, hoping that you would prosper.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān
(Translation of Quran)]
Commenting on the foregoing verse,
'Allāmah Maulānā Sayyid Muhammad Na'īmuddīn Murādābādī عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُاللّٰهِ الْقَادِیْ has written in
Khazāin-ul-'Irfān, 'Having offered Friday Ṣalāh, it is permissible for you to
occupy yourselves in earning livelihood, or earn reward by acquiring
(religious) knowledge, visiting the sick, attending funerals, visiting scholars
or performing other such righteous deeds.'
Attending
a gathering of Islamic knowledge
Attending a gathering of religious
knowledge after Friday Ṣalāh is preferable. Therefore, Ḥujjat-ul-Islam
Sayyidunā Imām Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Muhammad Ghazālī عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُاللّٰهِ الْوَالِی narrated that
Sayyidunā Anas Bin Mālik رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْه
has said, 'This verse does not refer to worldly trade and business (only),
rather, it refers to seeking (Islamic) knowledge, visiting brothers, visiting
the sick, attending funerals and carrying out other such activities.'
(Kīmiyā-e-Sa'ādat,
vol. 1, pp. 191)
Dear Islamic brothers! There are
eleven preconditions for rendering Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah Wājib; if either of them is
not found, it will no longer remain Farḍ. However, if someone still offers it,
his Ṣalāh will be valid; and it is preferable for a sane, adult male to offer
Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah. If a minor offers Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah, it will be regarded as
Nafl because Ṣalāh is not Farḍ for him.
(Durr-e-Mukhtār,
Rad-ul-Muḥtār, vol. 3, pp. 30)
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبْ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
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Pre-conditions for the obligation of Ṣalāt-ul Jumu'ah
1. Being settled in city
2. Health (Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah is not Farḍ
for a patient. Here, patient refers to the person who cannot get to the Masjid
where Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah is held or even though he can get to the Masjid, it will
result in the prolongation of his disease or delay in cure. The ruling of
patient applies to Shaykh-e-Fānī as well).
3. Being a free person
(Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah is not Farḍ for a slave; his master can prevent him).
4. Being a man (5) Being an adult
5. Being sane (the foregoing two
conditions, i.e. adulthood and sanity are necessary not only for the obligation
of Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah but also for every other worship).
6. Having the faculty of sight (8)
Having the capability to walk (9) Not being imprisoned (10) Not having the fear
of the king, thief etc. or that of any oppressor.
7. Not having the valid fear of harm
due to rainfall, snowfall, tornado or cold weather.
(Baḥār-e-Sharī'at,
vol. 1, pp. 770-772)
Those for whom Ṣalāh is Farḍ but
Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah is not Farḍ on account of any Shar'ī exemption, are not
exempted from Ṣalāt-uz-Ẓuhr on Friday; such people have to offer Ṣalāt-uz-Ẓuhr
in lieu of Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah.
Sunnahs
of Friday
The Mustaḥabbāt of Jumu'ah include
proceeding to offer Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah in initial time, using Miswāk, wearing
nice white clothes, applying oil and fragrance sitting in the first Ṣaf (row);
while having a Ghusl is Sunnah.
(Fatāwā 'Ālamgīrī,
vol. 1, pp. 149; Ghunyah, pp. 559)
Time
for Ghusl on Friday
Ḥakīm-ul-Ummat Muftī Aḥmad Yār Khān عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الرَحْمَان has stated, 'Some
scholars رَحِمَهُ اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی say that having a
bath on Friday is a Sunnah for Friday Ṣalāh, not for Friday itself, (therefore)
having a bath on Friday is not a Sunnah for those for whom Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah is
not Farḍ. According to some scholars رَحِمَهُ اللّٰہ
تَعَالٰی, one should have bath on Friday close to the time of
Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah so that he offers the Ṣalāh with the same Wuḍū (made during
the bath). However, the most authentic verdict is that the time for Friday's
bath starts from the break of dawn.' (Mirāĥ, vol. 2, pp. 334) The
foregoing account also clarifies that Friday's bath is not a Sunnah for women,
travellers etc. for whom Friday Ṣalāh is not Wājib.
Friday's
bath is Sunnat-e-Ghayr Muakkadaĥ
'Allāmaĥ Ibn 'Ābidīn Shāmī فَيْض ابن عَابِدِيْن الشَامِى has said, 'Having a
bath for Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'ah is one of the Sunan-e-Zawāid; (and therefore) the
abandoner of Friday's bath will not be objected to.'
(Rad-dul-Muḥtār, vol.
1, pp. 339)
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