barakah (blessing) of this great day.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said•►"Jumu'ah prayer is
singled out from among all the other obligatory prayers for having
particular characteristics that are not found in other prayers,
including the fact that it is offered in congregation, has a minimum
number of worshippers required in order for it to be valid, the
iqaamah is a condition of its being valid, one must not be travelling
in order for it to be obligatory, and the recitation is done out loud.
There is an emphasis on its importance the like of which is not
mentioned for other prayers except 'Asr prayer. In the four Sunans it
is narrated in the hadeeth of Abu'l-Ja'd ad-Dumari – who was a
Companion – that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah
be upon him) said•► "Whoever misses three Jumu'ahs out of
heedlessness, Allah will place a seal on his heart."
(Zaad al-Ma'aad, 1/384-385)
The Prophet's Sunnah also singles out Jumu'ah prayer by encouraging
believers to do ghusl for it and to wear perfume (for men only). It is
also strongly encouraged to come early for the prayerand there is a
great deal of reward for walking to the prayer. Concerning these
special characteristics , Sa'eed ibn Mansoor narrated from Na'eem ibn
'Abdullah al-Mujammir that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased
with him) issued instructions that the mosque of Madinah be perfumed
with incense every Friday at midday, as was narrated by Ibn al-Qayyim
in Zaad al-Ma'aad, 1/370.
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