Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Since, prior to the Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah), people were prohibited from engaging in livelihood, earning sustenance, and buying and selling in order to prepare for Jumu‘ah, after Jumu‘ah this was permitted, as clarified in the above verse.
(2)
Some literalists (Ahl al-Zahir) have interpreted this permission as an obligation and have said that after Jumu‘ah, it is necessary to seek sustenance by engaging in business and buying and selling.
Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah, through the aforementioned chapter heading and the presented hadith, has established that the imperative forms in the aforementioned verse are not for obligation but for permissibility, because the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum did not occupy themselves with buying and selling or business after the Friday prayer; rather, they reported their own practices, that instead of buying and selling, they would eat food, and instead of abundant remembrance (dhikr kathir), they would take a midday nap (qaylulah).
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has written that the imperative mentioned in the noble verse is for permissibility, and there is consensus of the Ummah on this.
(Fath al-Bari: 2/549)
In Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, a chapter has been established on this hadith with the following words:
“The evidence of the one who considers the Friday prayer permissible in the first part of the day.”
And from this hadith, it has been established that the Friday prayer before midday (zawal) is permissible, but in reality, this position is not established from this hadith; rather, its meaning is that the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum, due to the preparation for Jumu‘ah and being occupied with it, would delay their midday meal and midday nap (qaylulah).
This has already been clarified previously.
(Fath al-Bari: 2/550)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 939