When
did our Prophet offer his first Jumu'aĥ Ṣalāĥ?
'Allāmaĥ Maulānā Sayyid Muhammad
Na'īmuddīn Murādābādī عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ
الوالِی has said, 'When the Holy Prophet صَلَّى
اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was on his way to
Madīnaĥ for migration, he stopped at a place called Qubā at the time of Chāsht
on Monday, 12th Rabī'-ul-Awwal. He صَلَّى اللّٰہ
تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stayed there for four days (Monday to
Thursday); during the stay, he صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی
عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم laid the foundation stone of a Masjid. On
Friday, he صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ
وَسَلَّم proceeded towards Madīnaĥ. When they reached the area of the
Banī Sālim Ibn 'Awf, it was time to offer the Jumu'aĥ Ṣalāĥ; people consecrated
that place as Masjid where the Holy Prophet صَلَّى
اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم offered the (first)
Jumu'aĥ Ṣalāĥ and delivered a sermon.
(Khazāin-ul-'Irfān,
pp. 884)
اَلْحَمْدُ
لِلّٰہ! The glorious Masjid-ul-Jumu'aĥ still
exists there; the visitors behold the Masjid for the attainment of blessings
and offer Nafl Ṣalāĥ over there.
Meaning
of the word 'Jumu'aĥ'
The renowned commentator of the Holy
Quran, Ḥakīm-ul-Ummat Muftī Aḥmad Yār Khān عَلَيْهِ
رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ الكَانَان has stated, 'As all the creatures
assembled in their beings on this day and the completion of the creation took
place on the very same day, clay for Sayyidunā Ādam عَلٰی
نَبِيِّنَا وَعَلَيْهِ الصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَام was also collected on
this day; similarly, people congregate and perform the Friday Ṣalāĥ on this
day; therefore, it is called Jumu'aĥ on account of the aforementioned reasons.
Before the advent of Islam, the Arabs used to call it 'Arūbaĥ.'
(Mirāt-ul-Manājīĥ,
vol. 2, pp. 317)
How
many times Holy Prophet ﷺ offered Jumu'aĥ Ṣalāĥ?
A renowned commentator of the Holy
Quran, Ḥakīm-ul-Ummat Muftī Aḥmad Yār Khān عَلَيْهِ
رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ الكَانَان has stated, 'The Beloved and Blessed Rasūl
صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
offered almost 500 Jumu'aĥ Ṣalāĥ as offering of Jumu'aĥ Ṣalāĥ commenced
subsequent to the migration after which the total period of the apparent life
of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ
وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is ten years and there are 500 Fridays in
ten years' period.'
(Mirāĥ, vol. 2, pp.
346 – Lam'āt ish-Shaykh 'Abdul Ḥaq Dihlvī, vol. 4, pp. 190, Ḥadīš 1415)
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰہ
تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Seal
on heart
The Beloved Rasūl صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, 'Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will seal off the heart of the one
abandoning three Jumu'aĥ's Ṣalāĥ out of laziness.'
(Jāmi' Tirmiżī, vol.
2, pp. 38, Ḥadīš 500)
Jumu'aĥ Ṣalāĥ is Farḍ-e-'Ayn and its
Farḍiyyat (obligation) is more emphatic than that of Ṣalāt-uz-Ẓuhr; the denier
of its obligation is Kāfir (unbeliever).
(Durr-e-Mukhtār, vol.
3, pp. 5 – Bahār-e-Sharī'at, vol. 1, pp. 762)
Excellence
of wearing 'Imāmaĥ on Friday
The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, 'Indeed, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His angels send Ṣalāt upon those who
wear 'Imāmaĥ (turban) on Friday.'
(Majma'-uz-Zawāid,
vol. 2, pp. 394, Ḥadīš 3075)
Cure
is bestowed
Sayyidunā Ḥumayd Bin 'Abdur Raḥmān رَضِیَ اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُمَا has narrated via his
father, 'The one who trims his nails on Friday, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
removes his disease and bless him with cure.'
(Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybaĥ,
vol. 2, pp. 65)
Protection
from afflictions up to ten days
Ṣadr-ush-Sharī'aĥ Badr-uṭ-Ṭarīqaĥ
'Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muhammad Amjad 'Alī A'ẓamī عَلَيْهِ
رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ القَوِيّ has said: It is stated in a blessed Ḥadīš
that the one who trims his nails on Friday, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
will protect him from afflictions up to the next Friday including three more
days, i.e. ten days in total. In accordance with one more narration, 'The one
trimming his nails on Friday, mercy will approach (him) and (his) sins will be
removed.'
(Bahār-e-Sharī'at,
part 16, pp. 226 – Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-dul-Muḥtār, vol. 9, pp. 668-669)
A
cause of reduction in sustenance
Ṣadr-ush-Sharī'aĥ Badr-uṭ-Ṭarīqaĥ
'Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muhammad Amjad 'Alī A'ẓamī عَلَيْهِ
رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ القَوِيّ has said, 'Although it is preferable to
trim nails on Friday, yet if the nails are very long; one should not wait till
Friday as growing long nails is a cause of reduction in sustenance.'
(Bahār-e-Sharī'at,
part 16, pp. 225)
Angels
write the names of the fortunate ones
The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
said, 'At the onset of the day of Friday, the angels register the names of
comers at the gateway of the Masjid. They record names in chronological order.
The early comer is like the one who gives Ṣadaqaĥ of a camel in the path of
Allah. The next comer is like the one who gives a cow and the next one is like
the donor of a sheep; then the next one is like the donor of a hen and then the
next one is like the donor of an egg. When the Imām sits (to deliver the
sermon), the angels close the Books of Deeds and come to listen to the sermon.'
(Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol.
1, pp. 319, Ḥadīš 929)
The renowned commentator of the Holy
Quran, Ḥakīm-ul-Ummat Muftī Aḥmad Yār Khān Na'īmī رَحْمَةُ
اللّٰہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated, 'Some scholars have said that
the angels stay (at the doors of the Masjid) from dawn whereas some other opine
they stay from sunrise; the stronger opinion, however, is that they come and
stay when the sun begins to decline (from zenith) because it is the instant
when timing of Jumu'aĥ (Ṣalāĥ) begins.' The foregoing narration also clearly
indicates that those who know the names of every comer. It is noteworthy that
if 100 people enter the Masjid initially, they all would be regarded as the
first-comer.
(Mirāt-ul-Manājīĥ,
vol. 2, pp. 335)
The
enthusiasm for offering Jumu'aĥ Ṣalāĥ in the first century
Ḥujjat-ul-Islam Sayyidunā Imām
Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Muhammad Ghazālī عَلَيْهِ
رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ الوالِی has said, 'During the first century,
people used to proceed towards the Jāmi' Masjid at the time of Saĥrī and after
Ṣalāt-ul-Fajr holding lamps in their hands for offering Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'aĥ. There
used to be so huge crowd in the streets that it would seem as if it was the day
of Eid, but gradually, this spirit died out. Thus, it is said that the very
first Bid'aĥ (innovation) that evolved in Islam is the abandonment of early
proceeding towards the Jāmi' Masjid.
Regretfully, the Muslims do not feel
ashamed that Jews proceed towards their places of worship in the early morning
on Saturday and Sunday; further, seekers of worldly luxuries also head towards
the marketplace in the early morning for trading and earning wealth; so, why
don't the seekers of the Hereafter compete with such people!'
(Iḥyā-ul-'Ulūm, vol.
1, pp. 246)
A Masjid where Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu'aĥ is
offered, is called a Jāmī' (main) Masjid.
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰہ
تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
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