The virtue of Friday and its day

Ibn al-Musayyib says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The master of days is the day of Jumu'ah."

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The master of days is the day of Jumu'ah, and the master of months is the month of Ramadan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the day of Jumu'ah there is an hour in which, whatever a Muslim servant supplicates to Allah Almighty for, his supplication is certainly answered."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Aws bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the best of your days is the day of Jumu'ah. On this day Adam was created, on this day the Trumpet will be blown, and on this day the terrifying blast (sa'qah) will come that will bring death to people."

Ka'b says: The sun has not risen on any day greater than the day of Jumu'ah. When the sun of Jumu'ah rises, everything is struck with fear except the jinn and mankind, for upon them alone are the reckoning and the punishment.

Ka'b says: On the day of Jumu'ah the reward of charity is multiplied.

Ka'b says: On the day of Jumu'ah all creation, the jinn and mankind are struck with fear; on this day good deeds and evil deeds are multiplied, and this is the day on which the Resurrection will take place.

Abdullah al-Muzani narrates from his father that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the day of Jumu'ah there is an hour in which, whatever the servant asks Allah Almighty for, it is given to him." He was asked: "Which hour is it?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "From when the prayer is established until the time of finishing the prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Lubabah bin Abd al-Mundhir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The day of Jumu'ah is the master of days and the most excellent day in the sight of Allah. In the sight of Allah this day is even greater than Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. On this day there are five qualities: on it Adam was created; on it Adam was sent down to the earth; on it Adam died; on the day of Jumu'ah there is an hour in which, whatever the servant asks Allah Almighty for, it is given to him, as long as he does not ask for something unlawful; and on this very day the Hour will be established. There is no angel brought near, nor earth, nor sky, nor winds, nor mountains, nor sea, except that it fears the day of Jumu'ah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Once Jibril came to me, and he had with him something like a white mirror in which there was a black spot. I asked him: 'O Jibril! What is this?' He said: 'This is Jumu'ah.' I asked him: 'What is Jumu'ah?' He said: 'In it there is good for you.' I asked: 'What is there in it for us?' He said: 'It is a day of Eid for you and for your Ummah after you. The Jews and the Christians follow you in it.' I asked him: 'What is there in it for us?' He said: 'In it there is an hour for you in which, whatever thing of this world and the Hereafter a person asks Allah for, it is granted to him. If that thing is not in his destiny, Allah Almighty writes for him something better than it. Likewise, if he seeks refuge from something that has already been written in his destiny, Allah Almighty grants him deliverance from an evil greater than it.' I asked Jibril: 'What is this spot in this mirror?' Jibril said: 'It is the Hour (the Resurrection), which will be established on the day of Jumu'ah. With us it is the master of days, and on the Day of Resurrection we will call the day of Jumu'ah "Yawm al-Mazid" (the Day of Increase).' I asked him: 'For what reason will it be called Yawm al-Mazid?' He said: 'Allah Almighty has made in Paradise a valley of white musk. Then on the day of Jumu'ah He will descend from Illiyyin and settle upon His Kursi. Then around the Kursi there will be minbars of light; then the prophets will come and sit on those minbars. Then around the minbars there will be chairs of gold adorned with jewels; then the truthful (siddiqun) and the martyrs will come and sit on them. Then the people of the chambers of Paradise will come out and sit on dunes of fragrance. Then Allah Almighty will manifest Himself to them and say: "Whatever you ask of Me, it will be given to you." They will ask Allah Almighty for His pleasure. Allah Almighty will say: "The sign of My pleasure for you is that I have settled you in My abode and granted you My hospitality. Ask Me for something more, and I will give it to you." They will ask Allah Almighty for His pleasure. Then Allah Almighty will make them witness that He is pleased with them. Then Allah Almighty will open for them such blessings as no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and the thought of which has never even crossed any heart. And its duration is the measure of your return from the day of Jumu'ah. Then Allah Almighty will ascend, and the prophets, the truthful and the martyrs will also go with Him. The people who live in the chambers will also go to their chambers. Those chambers will be made of white pearl in which there is neither a joint nor a crack, or they will be of red pearl, or of green emerald. In it will be its own chambers as well. Its doors will be open, rivers will be flowing in them, and clusters of its fruits will be hanging down. The people of Paradise will not be in need of anything more than the day of Jumu'ah, so that they may see their Lord more and more and receive more and more of His honour.'"

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibril came to me with a white mirror in which there was a black spot. I said: 'What is this?' He said: 'This is Jumu'ah, and this (spot) in it is an hour of acceptance.'"