Thursday, February 12, 2015

Merits of Friday in Islam - Importance of Jumma

Merits of Friday
The best day

Friday prayer is one of the most important obligations in Islam, and one of the greatest gatherings of the Muslims.

Allah Says:
 
 �O you who believe! When the call is proclaimed for the prayer on the day of Friday,  come to the remembrance of Allah and leave off business (and every other thing), that is better for you if you but knew! Then when the prayer is finished, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allah, and remember Allah much, that you may be successful.� [62:9-10]

Hadth related Friday

Prophet said: �The most virtuous of your days is Jumu�ah. On that day, Adam was created and on that day he died, (on that day) the horn will be blown and the people will be dumbfounded! Increase your prayers upon me as your prayers upon me will be presented to me.� The people said: �O Messenger of Allah, how will our prayers be presented to you when you have passed away?� He said: �Allah has prohibited the earth from eating the bodies of the Prophets.� [This is related by the five, except for at-Tirmizhi.]

 The Messenger of Allah said while talking about the merits of Friday, �There is a time on Friday at which a Muslim, while he or she is performing prayer and is supplicating,
will be granted whatever he or she is supplicating for.� And the Prophet indicated with his hand that this period of time is very short. [Bukhari & Muslim]

The Prophet said, �The five daily prayers and Friday  prayer to the next Friday prayer, and the fasting of Ramadan to the next Ramadan, is expiation of the sins committed in between them, so long as major sins are avoided.� [Muslim]

The Messenger of Allah (sa) said, �Prayer in congregation is superior to praying individually twenty-seven times.� [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

 The Messenger of Allah (sa) said, �Whoever leaves his home in a state of purity to perform obligatory prayer, his reward is like that of a pilgrim (while) in the state of ihram [i.e. he receives reward similar to that of spending time in ihram during Hajj].� [Abu Dawud, classed as Saheeh by Al-Albani]

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