Imagine the greatness and virtue of a day which according to authentic ahaadeeth is\u2026<\/p>\n
– The greatest of all days in the sight of Allah Ta\u2018ala. (Tirmizi #491)<\/p>\n
– Aadam (\u2018alaihis salaam) was created on that day, entered into Jannah on the same day and also came down to earth on that very day. (Tirmizi #491)<\/p>\n
– It is blessed with such a moment that any du\u2018aa made therein is certainly accepted. (Tirmizi #491)<\/p>\n
– A person who passes away on this day is saved from the punishment of the grave. (Tirmizi #1074)<\/p>\n
The day that encompasses all these virtues and such tremendous significance is the day of Jumu\u2018ah (Friday). It is due to this special significance that the day of Jumu\u2018ah is among the shi\u2018aar\u00a0 of Islam (distinguishing signs by which Islam or a Muslim is identified). To respect the shi\u2018aar of Islam is to respect Islam itself while disregarding the shi\u2018aar of Islam brings severe consequences in this world and the Hereafter.<\/p>\n
Preparing in Advance<\/strong><\/p>\n The greatest \u2018ibaadah on a Friday is Salaatul Jumu\u2018ah. Jumu\u2018ah Salaah is compulsory on every baaligh (adult) male (unless excused by sharee\u2018ah due to severe illness, etc.) Due to the very special status of Jumu\u2018ah Salaah, we have been encouraged to prepare for it in advance, from Thursday evening. Among the preparations for Jumu\u2018ah is recitation of durood shareef in abundance, clipping one\u2019s nails, taking a bath, wearing one\u2019s best clothes, applying \u2018itr (scent), etc.<\/p>\n Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) said: \u201cOn Friday the angels stand at the door of the musjid and note down, in order of arrival, the names of those who come early \u2026 When the imaam proceeds towards the pulpit, the angels roll up their scrolls and listen to the khutbah (Saheeh Bukhaari #929).\u201d This hadeeth draws our attention to two aspects; the importance of going early for Jumu\u2018ah Salaah as well as the harm of going late. Once the imaam proceeds to the mimbar for the khutbah, the angels stop recording the names of those who come later. Thus the one who comes after the imaam proceeds for the khutbah are, so to say, marked absent by the angels. Therefore, at the latest, upon commencement of the first azaan everything must stop and one must immediately hasten directly to the musjid.<\/p>\n Warnings<\/strong><\/p>\n Together with the virtues of Jumu\u2018ah Salaah, dire warnings have been sounded for neglecting Jumu\u2018ah Salaah. Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) is reported to have said: \u201cThe one who leaves out three Jumu\u2018ahs due to neglect, Allah Ta\u2018ala will seal his heart (thus he will be deprived of the ability to do\u00a0 good actions)\u201d (Tirmizi #500). Therefore no Jumu\u2018ah Salaah should be missed without a valid shar\u2018ee reason.<\/p>\n It should be noted that missing Jumu\u2018ah Salaah due to school is not excusable at all. Proper arrangements should be made to attend Jumu\u2018ah Salaah on time. If this is not possible at all, one should move to another school. It is extremely tragic that many Muslim learners often miss the Jumu\u2018ah Salaah due to classes.<\/p>\n May Allah Ta\u2018ala enable us to give due importance to the day of Jumu\u2018ah and may He protect our imaan, aameen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15891,"href":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15889\/revisions\/15891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}