Hurrying to the prayer on Friday: those who did so and those who did not

Thabit al-Bunani said: I was with Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) on a Friday. When he heard the call to prayer, he said: "Come, let us hasten to the prayer."

Al-Hasan said about the verse of the Holy Qur'an: {So hasten to the remembrance of Allah} [Al-Jumu'ah: 9]: It means hastening with the heart.

Ikrimah said: Hastening (sa'y) means action.

Masruq said about the verse of the Holy Qur'an: {So hasten to the remembrance of Allah} [Al-Jumu'ah: 9]: It means the (prayer) time.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: It means the admonition of the imam.

Muhammad bin Ka'b said: Hastening (sa'y) means action.

Al-Hasan said about the verse of the Holy Qur'an: {So hasten to the remembrance of Allah} [Al-Jumu'ah: 9]: By Allah, it does not mean hurrying on foot; people have been forbidden to come to the prayer except with tranquility and dignity upon them. Rather, it means (hastening) with the hearts, the intentions and humility.

Ibrahim said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to recite in the Holy Qur'an {famdu ila dhikri Allah} (so proceed to the remembrance of Allah) instead of {fas'aw ila dhikri Allah} (so hasten to the remembrance of Allah), and he would say: "If I were to recite it as {fas'aw} (hasten), I would hasten so much that my cloak would fall off."

Kharashah said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) recited in the Holy Qur'an {famdu ila dhikri Allah} (so proceed to the remembrance of Allah) instead of {fas'aw ila dhikri Allah} (so hasten to the remembrance of Allah).

Al-Dahhak said about the saying of Allah Almighty: {And when the prayer is finished, disperse in the land and seek the bounty of Allah} [Al-Jumu'ah: 10]: This is a permission from Allah. If a man wishes he may leave, and if he wishes he may remain seated in the mosque.

Mujahid and Ata said about the saying of Allah Almighty: {And when the prayer is finished, disperse in the land and seek the bounty of Allah} (When the prayer is finished, disperse in the land and seek the bounty of Allah): If he wishes he may seek the bounty, and if he wishes he may not.

And from Mujahid, about: {And when the prayer is finished, disperse in the land} [Al-Jumu'ah: 10]: They (Ata and Mujahid) both said: If he wishes he may do so, and if he wishes he may not.