سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
بَابٌ في فَرْضِ الْجُمُعَةِChapter: The obligation of Friday
Hadith 1082
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : " كُنْتُ قَائِدَ أَبِي حِينَ ذَهَبَ بَصَرُهُ ، وَكُنْتُ إِذَا خَرَجْتُ بِهِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ فَسَمِعَ الْأَذَانَ ، اسْتَغْفَرَ لِأَبِي أُمَامَةَ أَسْعَدَ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ ، وَدَعَا لَهُ ، فَمَكَثْتُ حِينًا أَسْمَعُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي : وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ ذَا لَعَجْزٌ إِنِّي أَسْمَعُهُ كُلَّمَا سَمِعَ أَذَانَ الْجُمُعَةِ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِأَبِي أُمَامَةَ ، وَيُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ ، وَلَا أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ لِمَ هُوَ ؟ فَخَرَجْتُ بِهِ كَمَا كُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ بِهِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْأَذَانَ اسْتَغْفَرَ كَمَا كَانَ يَفْعَلُ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : يَا أَبَتَاهُ ، أَرَأَيْتَكَ صَلَاتَكَ عَلَى أَسْعَدَ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ كُلَّمَا سَمِعْتَ النِّدَاءَ بِالْجُمُعَةِ لِمَ هُوَ ؟ ، قَالَ : أَيْ بُنَيَّ ، كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ صَلَّى بِنَا صَلَاةَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَبْلَ مَقْدَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فِي نَقِيعِ الْخَضَمَاتِ فِي هَزْمٍ مِنْ حَرَّةِ بَنِي بَيَاضَةَ ، قُلْتُ : كَمْ كُنْتُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ؟ ، قَالَ : أَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلًا " .
´It was narrated that ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Ka’b bin Malik said:` “I used to guide my father after he lost his sight, and when I took him out for the Friday (prayer), when he heard the Adhan he would pray for forgiveness for Abu Umamah As’ad bin Zurarah, and supplicate for him. I heard that from him for a while, then I said to myself: ‘By Allah! What is this weakness? Every time he heard the Adhan for Friday (prayer) I hear him praying for forgiveness for Abu Umamah and supplicate for him, and I do not ask him about why he does that.’ Then I took him out for Friday (prayer), as I used to take him out, and when he heard the Adhan he prayed for forgiveness as he used to do. I said to him: ‘O my father! I see you supplicating for As’ad bin Zurarah every time you hear the call for Friday; why is that?’ He said: ‘O my son, he was the first one who led us for the Friday prayer before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came from Makkah, in Naqi’ Al- Khadamat (a place near Al-Madinah), in the plain of Harrah Banu Bayadah.’ I asked: ‘How many of you were there at that time?’ He said: ‘Forty men.’”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ According to the well-known opinion, the Friday prayer (Salat al-Jumu‘ah) was made obligatory after the Hijrah. In this case, the leading of the Friday prayer by Hazrat As‘ad radi Allahu anhu in Madinah Munawwarah before the Hijrah was merely in the nature of a missionary (tablighi) program. That is, on one day of the week, after the noon prayer (Dhuhr), some admonition and advice would be given. Allah Ta‘ala approved of this action of the Muslims and, during the time of the Prophet’s migration, made it obligatory.
➋ "Hurrah" is a stony plain area outside Madinah Munawwarah. Most likely, there was no suitable place within the city where the Muslims could hold a missionary gathering, safe from the interference of the polytheists.
➌ The virtues of such individuals in the community should be acknowledged, due to whom the Muslims received religious or communal benefit. And they should be remembered with supplications of goodness.
➍ From the participation of forty individuals, it is not correct to infer that the presence of forty people is necessary for Jumu‘ah. Rather, in any city of non-Muslims, even if only three or four Muslims are present, they should maintain their communal unity by arranging congregational prayer and Jumu‘ah. Even if there is no mosque available for Jumu‘ah and congregation.
➊ According to the well-known opinion, the Friday prayer (Salat al-Jumu‘ah) was made obligatory after the Hijrah. In this case, the leading of the Friday prayer by Hazrat As‘ad radi Allahu anhu in Madinah Munawwarah before the Hijrah was merely in the nature of a missionary (tablighi) program. That is, on one day of the week, after the noon prayer (Dhuhr), some admonition and advice would be given. Allah Ta‘ala approved of this action of the Muslims and, during the time of the Prophet’s migration, made it obligatory.
➋ "Hurrah" is a stony plain area outside Madinah Munawwarah. Most likely, there was no suitable place within the city where the Muslims could hold a missionary gathering, safe from the interference of the polytheists.
➌ The virtues of such individuals in the community should be acknowledged, due to whom the Muslims received religious or communal benefit. And they should be remembered with supplications of goodness.
➍ From the participation of forty individuals, it is not correct to infer that the presence of forty people is necessary for Jumu‘ah. Rather, in any city of non-Muslims, even if only three or four Muslims are present, they should maintain their communal unity by arranging congregational prayer and Jumu‘ah. Even if there is no mosque available for Jumu‘ah and congregation.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1082
