Friday Prayers ~ Acts of worship which are prescribed on Fridays

I know that Friday has many virtues. Could you tell me some acts of
worship that I can do on this day?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Yes, Friday is a good day; there are many ahaadeethwhich speak of its
virtues. See Question no. 9211 .
There are many acts of worship which are prescribed for the Muslim to
do on this day. These include:
1 – Salaat al-Jumu'ah (Friday prayer)
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call isproclaimed for the
Salaah (prayer) on Friday (Jumu'ah prayer), come to the remembrance of
Allaah [Jumu'ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salaah (prayer)] and
leave off business (and every other thing). That is better for you if
you did but know!"
[al-Jumu'ah 62:9]
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaahhave mercy on him) said in Zaad al-Ma'aad (1/376):
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, Allaah will place a seal on his heart.
It was narrated from Abu'l-Ja'd al-Damari – whowas a companion of the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever neglects
three Jumu'ahs, Allaah will place a seal on his heart."
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1052; classed as saheeh byal-Albaani in Saheeh
Abi Dawood, 928
It was narrated from 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Umar and Abu Hurayrah that they
heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) say on the minbar:
"Let people stop neglecting Jumu'ah, or Allaah will place a seal on
their hearts, then they willbe among those who are neglectful."
Narrated by Muslim, 865.
2 – Making a lot of du'aa'.
On this day there is a time when a person's Lord will answer his
du'aa' – by Allaah's leave.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
that theMessenger of Allaah (peaceand blessings of Allaah be upon him)
mentioned Friday and said: "On this day there is a time when no Muslim
stands and prays, asking Allaah for something, but Allaah will grant
him it" – and he gestured with his hands toindicate how short that
time is.
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 893; Muslim, 852
3 – Reading Soorat al-Kahf.
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed al-Khduri that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever reads Soorat al-Kahf
on Friday, he will be illuminated with light between the two
Fridays."Narrated by al-Haakim; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh al-Targheeb, 836
4 – Sending a lot of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him).
It was narrated from Aws ibn Aws that the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said: "The best of your days is Friday. On that
day Adam (peace be upon him) was created; on that day he died; on that
day the Trumpet will be blown; and on that day all of creation will
swoon. So send a great deal of blessings upon me, for your blessings
will be shown to me." They said, "O Messenger of Allaah, how will our
blessings upon you be shown to you when you have turned to dust?" He
said, "Allaah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the
Prophets, peace be upon them."
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1047; classed as saheeh byIbn al-Qayyim in his
comments on Sunan Abi Dawood, 4/273; classed assaheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh Abi Dawood, 925.
He said in 'Awn al-Ma'bood:
Friday is singled out because it is the best of days and the chosen
day. So there is an advantage to sending blessings upon him on that
day that is notpresent on any other day.
Along with these virtues and acts of worship, the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade singling out Friday for
fasting, or singling out thenight of Friday for doing acts of worship
that are not narrated in sharee'ah.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet(peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said: "Do not single out the night of Friday
for qiyaam al-layl, and do not single out the day of Friday for
fasting, unless that is part of the habitual fasting of any one of
you."
(Narrated by Muslim, 1144).
Al-San'aani said in Subul al-Salaam:
This hadeeth indicates that it is haraam to single out the night of
Friday for worship or reading Qur'aan that is not one's regular
custom, apart fromthat which is indicated in the texts, such as
reading Soorat al-Kahf.
Al-Nawawi said:
This hadeeth clearly statesthat it is forbidden to single out the
night of Friday for prayer or the day of Friday for fasting. Itis
agreed (among the scholars) that this is makrooh.

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Friday Prayers ~ Establishing another jamaa’ah in the mosque

Some brothers come late when the first jamaa'ah (congregation) has
finished, so they pray in a second jamaa'ah with a different imam.
Praise be to Allaah.
This is the issue of establishing a second jamaa'ah in the mosque. The
Standing Committee (7/309) was asked about the ruling on establishing
a second jamaa'ah in the mosque and replied:
Whoever comes to the mosque and finds that thejamaa'ah has prayed with
the regular imam or another imam, should pray in jamaa'ah with others
like him who also missed the (first) jamaa'ah,or some of those who
have already prayed should do him the favour of praying with him,
because of the hadeeth narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad, and by Abu
Dawood in his Sunan, fromAbu Sa'eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased
with him) who said that the Messenger of Allaah (peaceand blessings of
Allaah be upon him) saw a man praying by himself and said, "Won't
someone do this man a favour and pray with him?" So a man got up and
prayed with him. Al-Tirmidhi also narrated this from Abu Sa'eed
al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him), but he said, "So a man
came and prayed with him."
Al-Tirmidhi said: (it is) a hasan hadeeth. It was alsonarrated and
classed as saheeh by al-Haakim, and al-Dhahabi agreed with him. It was
also narrated by Ibn Hazm in al-Muhalla,and he indicated that it is
saheeh.
Abu 'Eesa al-Tirmidhi said: This is the view of more than one of the
Sahaabah and Taabi'een. They said: there is nothing wrong with people
praying in congregation in a mosque in which a congregational prayer
has already been offered. This was also the view of Ahmad and Ishaaq.
Others said that they should pray individually. This was the view of
Sufyaan, Ibn al-Mubaarak, Maalik and al-Shaafa'i. End quote.
They and those who agreed with them regarded it as makrooh because
they feared division and the generation of enmity, and that those who
follow their whims and desires might take that as an excuse for coming
late for prayers in congregation, so that they could pray in another
jamaa'ah behind an imam who agreed withtheir deviant ways and
innovations. So they blocked the way that leads to division and put an
end to the aims of those who follow their evil whims and desires, by
saying that no one should offer an obligatory prayer in congregation
in a mosque when the prayer has already been offered in jamaa'ah with
a regular imam or any other imam.
The first opinion is the onewhich is correct, because of what we have
said above about the general meaning of the verse (interpretation of
the meaning):
"So keep your duty to Allaah and fear Him as much as you can"
[al-Taghaabun 64:16]
And the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him): "When I command you to do a thing, do as much of it as you can."
Undoubtedly praying in congregation is part of fearing Allaah (taqwa)
andis one of the things enjoined by sharee'ah, so we should strive to
do it as much as we can.
It is not right to contradicta sound narration with theopinions of
some scholars who based their view repeating the jamaa'ah in the
mosque as makrooh on their own rational thinking. Rather we should do
that which is indicated by the saheeh reports. If it is known that a
person or a group delays(joining the jamaa'ah) because of negligence,
anddoes that repeatedly, or it is known from their behaviour or their
affiliation with a different group that they are delaying in order to
pray with others like them, they should be rebuked and they should be
disciplined in whatever manner seems fit to those who are in charge,
as a deterrent to them and others like them who follow their whims and
desires. Thus the way to division will be barred andthe aims of those
who follow their whims and desires will be thwarted whilst also
following the evidence which says that those who missed the
firstjamaa'ah should pray in another jamaa'ah.
And Allaah is the Source ofstrength. May Allaah send blessings and
peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and companions.
Al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah li'l-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wa'l-Ifta' (Standing
Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas).
This is with regard to the five daily prayers. With regard to Jumu'ah
(Friday) prayer, it should not be repeated, rather it ends with the
imam's salaam. Whoever misses Jumu'ah prayer should pray Zuhr instead,
whether on his own or with a jamaa'ah.
The above is with regard to the ruling. With regard to sin, if the
person's delaywas for a legitimate shar'i excuse, then there is no sin
on him, but if there was no excuse then it is a sin.

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2a. Imam Abu Hanifah andthe Atheist

2a.
There was no navigator or sailor on the boat, and the boat began to
travel towards the direction of the royal palaces, without anyone
having programmed it as to where to go. I could not understand what
was happening, and how this boat had formed and was taking me to my
destination against the flow of water. The boat eventually reached the
other side of the River Tigris and I disembarked. I turned around and
the boat had disappeared, and that is why I am late.'
At this moment, the athiestbrust out laughing and remarked, 'Oh Abu
Hanifah,I heard that you were the best debator from amongst the
Muslims, I heard that you were the wisest, the most knowledgable from
amongst your people. From seeing you today, I can say that you show
none of these qualities. You speak of a boat appearing from nowhere,
without someone having built it. Nails positioning themselves without
someone having banged them, sealant being poured without someone
having poured it, and the boat taking you to your destination without
a navigator against the tide, your taking childish, your talking
rediculous, I swear Ido not belive a word of it!'
Abu Hanifah Rahimullah turned to the athiest and replied, 'You don't
believe a word of it? You dont believe that nails can appear by
themselves? Youdont believe sealant can bepoured by itself? You dont
believe that a boat can move without a navigator, hence you don't
believe that a boat can appear without a boat maker?'
The athiest remarked defiantly, 'Yes I dont believe a word of it!'
Abu Hanifah Rahimullah replied, 'If you cannot believe that a boat
came into being without a boat maker, than this is only a boat, how
can you believe that the whole world, the universe, the stars, the
oceans, and the planets came into being without a creator?/

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2. Imam Abu Hanifah andthe Atheist

2.
Long ago in the city of Baghdad, there was a Muslim empire. On one
sideof the River Tigris were theroyal palaces and on the other side
was the city. TheMuslims were gathered in the Royal Palace when an
athiest approached them. He said to them, 'I don't believe in God,
there cannot be a God, you cannot hear Him or see Him, you're wasting
your time! Bring me your best debator and I will debate this issue
with him.'
The best debator at the time was Imam Abu Hanifah Rahimullah. A
messenger from amongst the Muslims was sent over the River Tigris to
the city, where Abu Hanifah Rahimullah was, in order to tell him about
the athiest who was awaiting him. On crossing the River Tigris, the
messenger conveyed the message to Abu Hanifah Rahimullah saying, 'Oh
Abu Hanifah, anathiest is waiting for you, to debate you, please
come!' Abu Hanifah Rahimullah told the messeneger that he would be on
his way.
The messenger went over the River Tigris once again and to the Royal
Palaces, where everyone including the athiest awaited the arrival of
Abu Hanifah Rahimullah. It was sunset at the time and one hour had
passed, but Abu Hanifah Rahimullah still hadn't arrived. Another hour
had passed, but still there was no sign of him. The Muslims started to
become tense and worried about his late arrival. They did not want the
athiest tothink that they were too scared to debate him, yet they did
not want to take up the challenge themselves as Abu Hanifah Rahimullah
was the best ofDebators from amongst the Muslims. Another hour passed,
and suddenly the athiest started laughing and said, ' Your best
debator is too scared! He knows he's wrong, he is too frightened to
come and debate with me. I gurantee he will not turn up today.'
The Muslims increased in apprehension and eventually it had passed
midnight, and the athiest had a smile on his face. Theclock ticked on,
and finally Abu Hanifah Rahimullah had arrived. The Muslims inquired
about his latenessand remarked, 'Oh Abu Hanifah, a messenger sent for
you hours ago, and youarrive now, explain your lateness to us.'
Abu Hanifah Rahimullah apologises for his lateness and begins to
explain, while the atheist listens to his story.
'Once the messenger delivered the message to me, I began to make my
way to the River Tigris, andon reaching the river bank I realised
there was no boat, in order to cross the river. It was getting dark,
and I looked around, there was no boat anywhere norwas there a
navigator or a sailor in order for me to cross the river to get to
theRoyal Palaces. I continued to look around for a boat, as I did not
want the athiest to think I was running away and did not want to
debate with him.
I was standing on the river bank looking for a navigator or a boat
when something caught my attention in the middle of the river. I
looked forward, and to my amazement I saw planks of wood rising to the
surface from the sea bed. I was shocked, amazed, I couldn't believe
what I saw seeing. Ready made planks of wood wererising up to the
surface andjoining together. They were all the same width and length,
I was astounded at what I saw.
I continued to look into themiddle of the river, and then I saw nails
coming up from the sea floor. They positioned themselves onto the boat
and held theplanks together, without them being banged. I stood in
amazement and thought to myself, 'Oh Allah, how can this happen,planks
of wood rising to the surface by itself, and then nails positioning
themselves onto the boat without being banged?' I could not undertsand
whatwas happening before my eyes.'
The athiest meanwhile waslistening with a smile on his face. Abu
Hanifah Rahimullah continued, 'I was still standing on the river bank
watching these planks of wood join together with nails. I could see
water seeping through the gaps in the wood, and suddenly I saw a
sealant appear from the river and it began sealing the gaps without
someone having poured it, again I thought, 'Ya Allah, how is this
possible, how can sealant appear and seal the gaps without someone
having poured it, and nails appear without someone having banged
them.' I looked closer and I could see a boat forming before my eyes,
I stood in amazementand was filled with shock. All of a sudden a sail
appeared and I thought to myself, 'How is this happening, a boat has
appeared before my eyes by itself, planks of wood, nails, sealant and
now a sail, but how can I use this boat in order to cross the river to
the Royal Palaces?' I stood staring in wonderment and suddenlythe boat
began to move. It came towards me against the current. It stood
floating beside me while I was on the river bank, as if telling me to
embark onto it. I went on the boat and yet again it began to move.
:->

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