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موطا امام مالك رواية ابن القاسم
Muwatta Malik (Qasim)
Issues of Friday Prayer
Virtue of Ghusl on Friday
Hadith 214
اُردوEn
428- مالك عن سمي مولى أبى بكر عن أبى صالح السمان عن أبى هريرة أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: ”من اغتسل يوم الجمعة غسل الجنابة ثم راح فى الساعة الأولى فكأنما قرب بدنة، ومن راح فى الساعة الثانية فكأنما قرب بقرة، ومن راح فى الساعة الثالثة فكأنما قرب كبشا أقرن، ومن راح فى الساعة الرابعة فكأنما قرب دجاجة، ومن راح فى الساعة الخامسة فكأنما قرب بيضة، فإذا خرج الإمام حضرت الملائكة يستمعون الذكر.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever performs the ritual bath of major impurity on the day of Jumu'ah and then goes (to the mosque) in the first hour, it is as if he has offered a camel as a sacrifice. Whoever goes in the second hour, it is as if he has offered a cow as a sacrifice. Whoever goes in the third hour, it is as if he has offered a ram with horns as a sacrifice. Whoever goes in the fourth hour, it is as if he has offered a chicken as a sacrifice. Whoever goes in the fifth hour, it is as if he has offered an egg as a sacrifice. Then, when the Imam comes out (for the sermon), the angels are present to listen to the remembrance (khutbah), closing their registers."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij al-Hadith:
[وأخرجه البخاري 881، ومسلم 850، من حديث مالك به]
Jurisprudential Points:
➊ Performing a ritual bath (ghusl) on Friday in the manner of the ritual bath for major impurity (janabah) is extremely virtuous. See: Hadith [البخاري 879، 877 ومسلم 846، 844]
➋ Going to the mosque at the earliest time for the Friday prayer is a deed of great reward.
➌ In this hadith, the sermon (khutbah) has been referred to as "remembrance" (dhikr), which indicates that the khutbah is not a prayer (salah) but rather an address of admonition and advice to the people. Therefore, delivering the khutbah in languages other than Arabic is also permissible. For details, see: The book “Ruh al-Khutbah” by Shaykh Abu ‘Umar ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Nuristani (hafizahullah).
➍ Sacrificing a camel is superior to sacrificing a cow, and sacrificing a cow is superior to sacrificing a ram. And Allah knows best.
➎ Even offering a small thing as charity (sadaqah) in the way of Allah will earn reward according to one’s intention.
➏ This hadith also shows that a person who comes to the mosque at the exact time of the prayer and misses listening to the Friday sermon (khutbah) is deprived of the aforementioned reward.
➐ What is meant by the sacrifice of an egg is to present an egg to a poor needy person as a gift or charity.
➑ The egg of a lawful (halal) bird is lawful (halal).
[وأخرجه البخاري 881، ومسلم 850، من حديث مالك به]
Jurisprudential Points:
➊ Performing a ritual bath (ghusl) on Friday in the manner of the ritual bath for major impurity (janabah) is extremely virtuous. See: Hadith [البخاري 879، 877 ومسلم 846، 844]
➋ Going to the mosque at the earliest time for the Friday prayer is a deed of great reward.
➌ In this hadith, the sermon (khutbah) has been referred to as "remembrance" (dhikr), which indicates that the khutbah is not a prayer (salah) but rather an address of admonition and advice to the people. Therefore, delivering the khutbah in languages other than Arabic is also permissible. For details, see: The book “Ruh al-Khutbah” by Shaykh Abu ‘Umar ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Nuristani (hafizahullah).
➍ Sacrificing a camel is superior to sacrificing a cow, and sacrificing a cow is superior to sacrificing a ram. And Allah knows best.
➎ Even offering a small thing as charity (sadaqah) in the way of Allah will earn reward according to one’s intention.
➏ This hadith also shows that a person who comes to the mosque at the exact time of the prayer and misses listening to the Friday sermon (khutbah) is deprived of the aforementioned reward.
➐ What is meant by the sacrifice of an egg is to present an egg to a poor needy person as a gift or charity.
➑ The egg of a lawful (halal) bird is lawful (halal).
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik (Narration of Ibn al-Qasim): Commentary by Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 428
