Jummah

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The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday.” (Muslim)

“O you who have attained faith, when the call to prayer is made on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave aside all selling; that is better for you if you only knew.” (62:9)

Perform the following:

• Perform Ghusl/Shower (Bukhari) – Sunnah
• Apply Fragrance/Musk (Bukhari) – Sunnah
• Use the Miswak/Toothbrush (Ibn Majah) – Sunnah
• Wear the best and the cleanest of your clothes (7:31) – Fardh
• Send Salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ (Abu Dawood 1047) – Sunnah
• Seek the hour of acceptance (Sahih Muslim 852b) Sunnah
• Clip your nails – Mustahhab
• Arrive early to the Masjid (Al-Muwatta 5/226) – Sunnah

Among the Blessings of Friday: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Friday is twelve hours in which there is no Muslim slave who asks Allah ﷻ for something but He will give it to him, so seek it in the last hour after ‘Asr.” (Various)

“This day is a festival which Allah has ordained for the Muslims.” (Ibn Majah)

“When Friday comes, the angels sit at the doors of the Masjid and record who comes to Jumu’ah prayers. Then, when the Imam comes out, the angels roll up their scrolls.” (al-Nisa’i)

“No Muslim passes away on Friday, or it’s night, but that Allah will protect him from the trial of the grave.” (al-Tirmidhi)

“Whoever takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can, then uses his (hair) oil or perfumes himself with the scent of his house, then proceeds (for the prayer) and does not separate two persons sitting together (in the mosque), then prays as much as (Allah has) written for him and then remains silent while the Imam is delivering the Khutba, his sins in-between the present and the last Friday would be forgiven.” (Bukharī)

‎Do not forget to read Surat al-Kahf. Our Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday will have a light¹ between this Friday and the next.” (al-Sunan al-Kubra)
¹ light means guidance & great reward

“If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Surat Al-Kahf, he will be protected from the Dajjal” (Muslim)

The Prophet ﷺ said: “The best day that the sun has risen upon is Friday. On it, Adam was created. On it, he entered Paradise, and on it, he was expelled from it. And the Hour will not be established except on Friday.” (Tirmidhi)

It is recommended to recite Surat al-Kafirun and Surat al-Ikhlas in the two Sunnah rak‘ahs of Fajr and Maghrib: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/85349

Surat al-Kahf may be read during the night or the day of Friday (Jumu’ah). The night of Jumu’ah starts from sunset on Thursday, and the day of Jumu’ah ends at sunset. Therefore, the time for reading surat al-Kahf extends from sunset on Thursday to sunset on Friday: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/10700

It is prescribed to recite Soorat as-Sajdah and Soorat ad-Dahr [al-Insaan] in Fajr prayer on Friday, and there is nothing wrong with always doing that. But if there is the fear that some people may think that it is obligatory to always recite them, then it is prescribed for him not to recite them sometimes: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/121175

Ibn al-Qayyim رَحِمَهُ الله said:
“Friday is the day when the people of Paradise will receive the ever-increasing reward. It is the day when they will see Allah, the Exalted. Those who were the earliest to go to the mosque on Friday will be the first to receive this honor… Thus, the nearest to Allah were those nearest to the Imam on Friday. The residents of Paradise are eager for Friday, the day of such an increase, due to the honor they will receive on that day.”
● {Zaad Al-Ma’ad | 1/59-65}

Ibn al-Qayyim رَحِمَهُ الله said:
“Friday prayer is one of the most important obligations in Islam, and one of the greatest gatherings of the Muslims. Gathering on Friday is more important and more obligatory than any other gathering apart from ‘Arafah. Whoever neglects it, Allāh will place a seal on his heart.”
● {Zaad Al-Ma’ad | 3/31-32}

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