Jumma Prayer | - Is there a Sunnah prayerbefore and after Jumu’ah?

When I go to the mosque on Friday the athaan is pronounced, then
everyone prays 2 or4 rakaat.Then the athan is again pronounced
andimmediately after it iqamah .Having prayed 2Jum'ah rakaat people
pray again 2 or 4 rakaat.Besides,the imaam when supplicating raises
hands then wipes his face and everyone follows him .
Is it bid'ah? If so,what should I do(just look at others?)
Praise be to Allaah.
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
used to come out of his house on the day of Jumu'ah (Friday) and climb
up on his minbar. Then the muezzin wouldgive the Adhaan, and when he
finished, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
would start his khutbah. If there were any Sunnah prayerto be done
before Jumu'ah, he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would
have told them about it and directed them to do it after the Adhaan,
and hewould have done it himself. At the time of the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) there was nothing apart from the
Adhaan just before the khutbah.
Hence the majority of the imaams agreed that there is no sunnah to be
done at a specific time before Jumu'ah with a specific number of
rak'ahs, because that would have been reported from the wordsor
actions of the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
andnothing of that nature has been reported from him. This is the
madhhabof Maalik, al-Shaafa'i and most of his companions, and is the
well known view in the madhhab of Ahmad.
Al-'Iraaqi said:
"I have not seen anything to indicate thatthe three imaams recommended
praying Sunnah before it [Jumu'ah]."
The muhaddith al-Albaani commented:
For that reason this so-called Sunnah is not mentioned in Kitaab
al-Umm by Imaam al-Shaafa'i, or in al-Masaa'il by Imaam Ahmad, or by
any of the other early imaams, as far as I know.
Hence I say:
Those who pray this Sunnah are not following the Messengeror imitating
any of the imaams; on the contrary,they are imitating the later
scholars who are like them in that they are also imitators [of earlier
scholars] rather than mujtahideen [scholars who investigate and form
their own rulings]. I am amazed to see an imitator imitating another
imitator.
(See al-Qawl al-Mubeen, 60, 374).
Moreover, between the first call of Jumu'ah prayer and the second
call, there should be sufficient time for people to get ready to pray,
not just the time it takes to pray two rak'ahs or thereabouts, as is
done in some countries and some mosques.
With regard to making du'aa' together in one voice behind the imaam
after the prayer, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen answered this question in
al-Fataawaa, p. 368, where he said:
"This is one of the bid'ahs which was not reported from the Prophet or
from his companions. What is prescribed in Islam is for people to
remember Allaah Alone after the prayer, in accordance with the
teachings of the Messenger of Allaah, and this should be done aloud,
as reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaari fromIbn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be
pleased with them both), who said: "Peopleused to raise their voicesin
Dhikr [remembrance of Allaah] after finishing the prescribed prayer at
the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)."
With regard to the prayer after Jumu'ah, Ibn al-Qayyim said in al-Zaad (1/440):
When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had
prayed Jumu'ah, he would enter his house and pray two Rak'ahs of
Sunnah, and he commanded those who had prayed it to pray four rak'ahs
afterwards. Our shaykh, Abu'l-'Abbaas Ibn Taymiyah said: if he prayed
in the mosque, he would pray four, and if he prayed at home, he would
pray two. I say: this is what is indicated by many ahaadeeth.
AbuDawood reported in his Sunan (1130) from Ibn 'Umar that when he
prayed in the mosque, he prayed four and when he prayed at home, he
prayed two.
With regard to wiping the face after making du'aa', this is not
reported in any saheeh hadeeth; indeed, some of the scholars stated
that it is bid'ah. See Mu'jam al-Bida' (p. 227).
Do not do that which is bid'ah and do not take part in it; advise and
enjoin people to follow the Sunnah; remind them and tell them about
the Islamic ruling. We ask Allaah to guide us all to the Straight
Path; may Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.And Allah knows best.

Jumma Prayer | - Conditions, essential parts and Sunnahs of Jumu’ah khutbahs

Can you explain to us theessential parts, obligations and Sunnahsof
the Jumu'ah khutbah?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The fuqaha' of the four madhhabs are agreed that the khutbah is a
condition of the Friday prayer being valid, and it is part of the
remembrance of Allaah that Allaah has enjoined in His words
(interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed 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)"
[al-Jumu'ah 62:9].
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) persisted in
doing this; in fact it is narrated from some of the Companions that
the khutbah is a replacement for two rak'ahs of Zuhr prayer. All of
that indicates that the khutbah is an essential condition for the
Friday prayer being valid.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
To sum up, the khutbah is a condition of Jumu'ah, and it is not valid
without it, as was stated by 'Ata', al-Nakha'i, Qataadah, al-Thawri,
al-Shaafa'i, Ishaaq, Abu Thawr and ashaab al-ra'i. And we do not know
of anyone who disagreed with thatexcept al-Hasan. End quote.
Al-Mughni (2/74)
Secondly:
Conditions of the Friday khutbah
The fuqaha' are also agreed on two of the conditions of the Friday khutbah:
1. That it should be done after the beginning of the time for Friday prayer.
2. That it should be done before the prayer and not after.
Al-Khateebal-Sharbeeni said: according to consensus, except for those
who held odd opinions. Mughni al-Muhtaaj, 1/549. There should not be a
lengthy interval between the two, ratherthe prayer should come
immediately after the khutbah. Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on
him) said: It is essential that the prayer come immediately after the
khutbah. End quote. Al-Mughni, 2/79.
The scholars differed concerning other conditions. We will mention
briefly that which we believe is mostlikely to be conditions after
having studied the evidence of all opinions:
3. The intention (niyyah). That is because the Prophet (blessings
and peace of Allaah be upon him) said: "Actions are but by
intentions." Agreed upon. So it is stipulated that the khateeb should
have theintention of presenting a khutbah that is acceptable and valid
for Friday prayer. This is the view of the Hanbalis andsome of the
Shaafa'is.
4. It should be spoken out loud. It is not acceptable for the
khateeb to give a khutbah silently, because the aims of the khutbah
cannot be achieved unless it is given out loud. This is the view of
the majority of scholars, apart from the Hanafis.
Some of the scholars have stipulated that a specific number of people
must attend the Friday khutbah, and some of them stipulated that the
khutbah should be in Arabic, but we have explained previously on our
website that these two conditions are not valid. See the answer to
question no. 7718 and 112041 .
Thirdly:
Essential part of the Friday khutbah
The correct scholarly view is that the only essential part of the
Friday khutbah is the minimum to which the word khutbah may be applied
according to custom. This is the view of Ibn Hazm. Al-Muhalla, 5/97,
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
It is not sufficient in the khutbah to discourage people from being
attached to worldly matters and to remind them of death, rather it is
essential to give what may be called a khutbah according to custom,
and that cannot be achieved by means of anabbreviated speech that
fails to fulfil the purpose.End quote.
Al-Ikhtiyaaraat, p. 79
Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahmaanal-Sa'di (may Allaah havemercy on him) said:
The fuqaha's stipulation of the four essential parts in each of the
two khutbahs is subject to further discussion. If the speaker does in
each of the two khutbahs that which fulfils the purposeof the khutbah,
which is exhortation that moves the heart, then he has done the
khutbah. But undoubtedly praise of Allaah, blessings upon the
Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) and
recitation of some Qur'aan are all things which complete and adorn the
khutbah. End quote.
Al-Fataawa al-Sa'diyyah, p. 193
The khateeb should be pure and free of impurities both minor and
major, and he should wear his best clothes, greet the peoplewith
salaam and deliver the khutbah from the minbar. He should turn to face
the people and he should be sincere in exhorting and reminding the
people in clear and eloquent words. He should keep the khutbah short
and not make it lengthy, and he should make it into two khutbahs.
There are differences of opinion with regard to many of these minor
issues, the details of which are discussed elsewhere. But here we have
limited it to an overall discussion of thatwhich all the Muslims need
to know.
However we should point out here the importance of paying attention to
the people'ssituation with regard to what the khutbah should contain.
The khateeb should give them what they need and not talk to them about
things that they cannot understand or that they do not need to know of
religious issues.
Moreover he should not differ from what people are used to in their
khutbahs of remembrance of Allaah, supplication or other things that
are mustahabb in the khutbah, and for which there is no evidence
thatthey are essential in the khutbah. It is sufficient for there to
be evidence that they are mustahabbor even allowed for him to do them.
And he should pay attention to the people's situation and needs.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, after
discussing what the Hanbali fuqaha' regard as essential in the Friday
khutbah:
Some of the scholars said that the basic condition of the khutbah is
that it should contain exhortation thatsoftens the hearts and is
beneficial to the people present, and that praising Allaah, sending
blessings upon the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him)
and reciting a verseare all part of perfecting the khutbah.
But this opinion, although it carries some weight, need not be
followed if the people ofthis city follow the first view which the
author mentioned above, because if he omits these conditions which the
author has mentioned, the people will become confused and everyone
will leave Jumu'ah feeling that he has not prayed Jumu'ah, but if you
fulfil these conditions you will not be doing anything haraam.
Paying attention to the people with regard to any matter that is not
haraam is the way of sharee'ah. The Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allaah be upon him) paid attention to his Companions with regardto
fasting and not fasting in Ramadan when travelling, and he paid
attention to them with regard to the rebuilding of the Ka'bah,when he
said to 'Aa'ishah: "Were it not that your people are still new in
Islam, I would have demolished the Ka'bah and rebuilt it on the
foundations of Ibraaheem." [Agreed upon] This principle is well known
in sharee'ah.
But if you go along with them with regard to something that is haraam,
this is called compromise and it is notpermissible. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning): "They wish that you should compromise
(in religion out of courtesy) with them, so they (too) would
compromise with you" [al-Qalam 68:9].
And Allah knows best.
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Salatul Tasbih For forgiveness of All Sins

Benefits of Salat-Ul-Tasbih
Our Beloved Prophet Mohammed (Sallallaho Alihiwassallam) said to his
uncle (father's brother) Sayyiduna Abbass (may Allah be pleased with
him) Oh uncle shall I not give youShall I not grant you Shall I not
award you Shall I not do mercy on you When you do 10 things Allah will
forgive your sins: of the future and of the past; new andold; those
you have forgotten and those you did knowingly; big and small; hidden
and revealed. Then he (Sallallaho Alihiwassallam) explained the taught
theway to pray Salatul Tasbih and then said if you can pray this salah
once a day, if you can not pray once a day thenevery Friday, and even
if this is not possible then once a month and even if this is not
possible then once a year and even if this is not possible then at
least once in a lifetime (Abu'Dawood & Tirimzi)
How to perform Salatul Tasbih?
This salaat (namaz) is offered in four rakat at atime and can be read
in any part of the day and night besides Zawal and Sunrise and Sunset
makrooh times, keeping in mind the forbidden times for performing
Salat (namaaz). But is is preferred before Zuhr (Fatawa Alamgeeri)
The Tasbih to be read in Salaat-Ul-Tasbeeh:
" Subhaan Allahi Wal Hamdulillahi Wa Laa ilaha illal Laahu Wallahu Akbar "
Method:
Goal is to recite above Tasbih 300 times in Four Rakah with the
following method.
In the first rakaat, after reading Sana "SubhaanaKallahumma...", read
the above tasbih 15 times.
Now recite Aaoz"Aoozubillah...", Bismillah "Bismillah...", Then read
sura Fatiha and a Surah or minimumof three small Ayayhs then read the
tasbih 10 times again.
Go to ruku saying Takbeer (Allah Hoo Akbar), after reciting"Subhaana
Rabbiyal Azeem" minimum of three times read the tasbih 10 times in
Ruku.
Saying "Samee Allahu Liman Hamidah RabbanaLakal Hamdh" get up from
ruku to qiyam position.
Now read the tasbih 10 times.
Go to Sajdah saying Takbeer (Allah Hoo Akbar) and after
reciting"Subhaana Rabbiyal A'la" minimum of three times read the
tasbih 10 times in Sajdah.
Now go after first Sajdahgo to Jalsa (sitting position) saying
Takbeer(Allah Hoo Akbar). Sittingin Jalsa read tasbih 10 times.
Go to sajda again saying Takbeer (Allah Hoo Akbar) and after
reciting"Subhaana Rabbiyal A'la" minimum of three times read the
tasbih 10 times in Sajdah again.
Get up to begin 2nd rakat saying Takbeer (Allah Hoo Akbar).
Do rakah #2 in same fashion, but before reading
Bismillah"Bismillah...", and Surah Fatiha, read the tasbih 15 times.
Follow the rest as you did in first Rakat.
After second Sajdah of Second Rakat sit in Qaidah Oola (first
sitting)read Attahiyat, Durood and Dua then get up for 3rd rakaat
without saying Salam.
Begin third Rakat, just like the first Rakat, with Sana "Subhaana
Kallahumma...", read the above tasbih 15 times. Follow the rest as you
did in first Rakat untill you sit for Qaidah Akihra(last sitting)
after secondsajdah of fourth Rakah.
In Qaidah Akihra Attahiyat, Durood, Dua finish Salah with Salam.
Special notes for Salat-Ul-Tasbih:
1) Do not count loudly. Itwill break Salah
2) Do not count on fingers or by holding a Bead Tasbih in hand. It isMakruh.
3) You may count by pressing the fingers as a reminder. For example
ifyou are in Ruku. You me press pinky of your righthand first for the
first count, then the finger next to it for second count, then the
middle finger for third count, following this method untill you reach
the pinky of left hand will give you an exact count of ten. Use the
same method in Qayam, Sajdah and Jalsa.
4) If missed a count then make it up in the next posture. For example
if forgot to recite Tasbih after Surah in Qayam. Then you may recite
Tasbish 20 times instead of 10 in Rukuh after"Subhaana Rabbiyal
Azeem". Missed Tasbih cannot be recited in Qayam after ruku and Jalsa
between Sajdah. If you missed the Tasbih in Ruku then recite 20 in the
first Sajdah instead of the Qayam after rukuh. Similarly if missedthe
Tasbih in first Sajdahthen do not make it up in Jalsa. Instead recite
missed tasbih in the second Sajdah. If Tasbih has been missed in last
sajdah of second or fourth Rakah then you can recite the missed ones
before Attahiyat in Qaidah.
5) If you miss a wajib in Salah and have to do Sajdah Sahaw. You dont
have to recite Tasbih in Sajdah sahoo, since the 300 count has been
estalished. But if you had missed Tasbih in anyof the postures and
remeber it now. Then you may recite the missed Tasbih in Sajdah Sahaw
now.
6) It is preferable to recite after Surah Fatiha Sura Takathuur in the
first raka', Surah Wal A'srin the second raka', Surah Kaferoon (qul ya
aiyuhal Kafiroon) in the third and Surah Akhlas (Qul hu Allah-hu ahd)
in the fourth raka'. If one does not remember these surah they can
recite the ones they prefer.
May Allah accept this dua' (supplication) for the sake of the
trustworthy PROPHET MOHAMMED (Allah's Grace& Peace be upon him)

The Ahkam of Qurbani(Adha)

The Fazail and Masail of Qurbani
To zabh (slaughter) a specific animal in the days of Nahr is Qurbani.
The Qurbani is the sunnat of Sayeduna Ibrahim (Alaihis Salaam).Muslims
were told to do Qurbani, Allah Tabaraka wa Ta'la says:
Therefore offer prayer for your Lord, and do the sacrifice. (Quran 110:2)
Ahadith and Aasar
Hadith 1: Sayeduna Zaid bin Arqam Radi Allahu anhu narrates the
Sahabae Kiram asked the Beloved Prophet (Swall Allahu alaihi
wasallam), "Ya Rasool Allah, what is Qurabani?"
He (Swall Allahu alaihi wasallam) said, "This is the Sunnat of your
father Ibraheem (Alahis Salaam)."
Sahaba said, "Ya Rasool Allah, what sawaab will we get in this?"
He (Swallal Allahu alaihi wasallam) said, "A virtue for every hair (on
the animal)."
(Ahmad, Ibnu Majah)
Hadith 2: Sayedatuna Aisha (Radi Allahu anhu) narrates that Rasool
Allah said, "There is no dearer deed of Ibne Adam in the days of
Qurbani than flowing the blood (doing Qurbani) and that animal will
come with his horns, hairs, and hooves on the day of Qayamt. Thee
blood of the Qurbani reaches the stage of acceptance before it reaches
the floor. (Tirmizi, Ibnu Majah)
Hadith 3: Sayeduna Abu Hurairah (Radi Allahu anhu) narrates the
Beloved Prophet (Swall Allahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Whoever has the
means and does not do Qurbani should not come near our place of Eid.
(Ibnu Majah)

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