Friday Prayer:
✿ Allah the Exalted says:
“O you who believe! When the call is made for prayer on the day of Jumu’ah, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave off trade. That is better for you, if you only knew. (Surah al-Jumu’ah)
✿ Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to burn the houses of those who stayed away from the Friday prayer.
✿ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would recite Surah al-Jumu’ah in the first rak’ah of Friday prayer and in the second rak’ah ’’اذا جاءك المنافقون”, and sometimes in its place “هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ‘‘. Sometimes in the first rak’ah he would recite ’’ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى ‘‘ and in the second ’’ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ‘‘, and sometimes he would recite ’’ق والقرآن المجید‘‘ and ’’اقتربت الساعة‘‘.
✿ Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
Whoever bathes on Friday and purifies himself, then applies oil or perfume from his house, then goes to the mosque without separating two people, then prays what is written for him, then remains silent during the sermon, his sins between that Friday and the next Friday will be forgiven.
✿ The prayer may be offered at home during rain.
✿ If Friday and Eid coincide, the one who has prayed the Eid prayer has the choice of praying the Friday prayer or performing the Zuhr prayer.
✿ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
If there is room, wear separate clothes for Friday, apart from ordinary clothes.
The Specific Time for Acceptance of Du’a:
✿ Abu Burdah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from his father that his father heard the Prophet ﷺ say: That moment is from the time the imam sits on the pulpit until the end of the congregation.
✿ Ibn Majah has recorded from Abdullah ibn Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), and Abu Dawud and al-Nasa’i from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), the narration that this moment is between the time of the Asr prayer and sunset.
✿ It is narrated from Hakam ibn Hazn (may Allah be pleased with him) that we were present with the Prophet ﷺ at Friday prayer, and he stood up leaning on a staff or a bow.
The First Friday Sermon:
إن الحمد لله نحمده ونستعينه ونستهديه ونشكره ونستغفره ونتوب إليه، ونعوذ بالله من شرور أنفسنا ومن سيئات أعمالنا، من يهد الله فلا مضل له ومن يضلل فلا هادي له، وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له وأشهد أن سيدنا محمدا عبده ورسوله – أما بعد، فإن خير الحديث كتاب الله، وخير الهدي هدي محمد ﷺ وشر الأمور محدثاتها، وكل محدثة بدعة وكل بدعة ضلالة وكل ضلالة فى النار
Indeed, all praise is for Allah. We praise Him, seek His help, seek His guidance, thank Him, seek His forgiveness, and repent to Him. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls and from the bad consequences of our deeds. Whomever Allah guides, none can misguide; and whomever Allah misguides, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that our leader Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and His Messenger. To proceed: the best speech is the Book of Allah, the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad ﷺ, the worst matters are those newly invented, every newly invented matter is an innovation, every innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance leads to the Fire.
✿ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ حَقَّ تُقٰتِهٖ وَ لَا تَمُوْتُنَّ اِلَّا وَ اَنْتُمْ مُّسْلِمُوْنَ
O you who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and see that you die not except as Muslims.
✿ یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوْا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَكُمْ مِّنْ نَّفْسٍ وَّاحِدَةٍ وَّ خَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَ بَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِیْرًا وَّ نِسَآءًۚ-وَ اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ الَّذِیْ تَسَآءَلُوْنَ بِهٖ وَ الْاَرْحَامَؕ-اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ عَلَیْكُمْ رَقِیْبًا
O mankind! Fear your Lord, who created you from a single soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. Fear Allah, by whom you ask one another, and beware of severing the ties of kinship. Indeed Allah is ever Watchful over you.
✿ یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَ قُوْلُوْا قَوْلًا سَدِیْدًا(70)یُّصْلِحْ لَكُمْ اَعْمَالَكُمْ وَ یَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوْبَكُمْؕ-وَ مَنْ یُّطِعِ اللّٰهَ وَ رَسُوْلَهٗ فَقَدْ فَازَ فَوْزًا عَظِیْمًا(71)
O you who believe! Fear Allah and speak straight (truthful) words. He will amend for you your deeds and forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly attained a great attainment.
✿ اللهم ادخلنا برحمتك فى عبادك الفائزون أقول قولى هذا واستغفر الله وأسأله العافية والمعافاة والجنة لي ولكم ولسائر المسلمين.
O Allah! Include us by Your mercy among Your successful servants. I ask You to forgive me, and O Allah, I ask for pardon and Paradise for myself and for all Muslims.
The Second Friday Sermon:
✿ إن الحمد لله نحمده ونستعينه ونستهديه ونشكره ونستغفره ونتوب إليه، ونعوذ بالله من شرور أنفسنا ومن سيئات أعمالنا من يهد الله فلا مضل له ومن يضلل فلا هادي له، وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له وأشهد أن سيدنا محمدا عبده ورسوله. أما بعد. فإن خير الحديث كتاب الله، وخير الهدي هدي محمد ، وشر الأمور محدثاتها، وكل محدثة بدعة وكل بدعة ضلالة وكل ضلالة فى النار
Indeed, all praise is for Allah. We praise Him, seek His help, seek His guidance, thank Him, seek His forgiveness, and repent to Him. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls and from the bad consequences of our deeds. Whomever Allah guides, none can misguide; and whomever Allah misguides, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that our leader Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and His Messenger. To proceed: the best speech is the Book of Allah, the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad ﷺ, the worst matters are those newly invented, every newly invented matter is an innovation, every innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance leads to the Fire.
✿ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
اِنَّ اللّٰهَ وَ مَلٰٓىٕكَتَهٗ یُصَلُّوْنَ عَلَى النَّبِیِّؕ-یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا صَلُّوْا عَلَیْهِ وَ سَلِّمُوْا تَسْلِیْمًا
Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who believe, you too send blessings upon him and greet him with peace.
✿ اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمد كما صليت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم، إنك حميد مجيد اللهم بارك على محمد وعلى آل محمد كما باركت على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم، إنك حميد مجيد .
O Allah! Send Your mercy upon Muhammad ﷺ and the family of Muhammad ﷺ, as You sent mercy upon Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and the family of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious.
O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad ﷺ and the family of Muhammad ﷺ, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and the family of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious.
✿ عباد الله رحمكم الله إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ ۚ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٩٠﴾ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الْجَلَيْلَ يَذْكُرُكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوهُ عَلَى نِعْمِهِ يَزِدُكُمْ وَلَذِكْرَ اللهِ أَكْبَرُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ.
O servants of Allah, may Allah have mercy upon you. Indeed, Allah commands you to justice, to doing good, and to giving to close relatives, and He forbids immorality, evil and rebellion against Allah. He admonishes you so that you may take heed. So remember Allah, the Mighty, the Majestic, and He will remember you. Be grateful for His favours, and He will increase you in His favours. And the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows what you do.
Sunnah prayers of Friday:
✿ At least two rak’ahs of Sunnah before the obligatory prayer.
✿ Four rak’ahs of Sunnah after the obligatory prayer (two and two).
✿ Two Sunnah rak’ahs may also be prayed after the obligatory prayer.
✿ The Friday prayer is excused for the sick, the traveller, the minor boy, the slave and the woman, but in its place they will pray the Dhuhr prayer.
✿ The Prophet ﷺ said:
On Friday there is an hour in which, if a Muslim asks Allah for something good, Allah grants it to him.
✿ The Prophet ﷺ said:
The time of acceptance of supplication on Friday is from when the imam sits on the pulpit until the end of the prayer.
Instructions for one who arrives during the Friday sermon:
✿ The Prophet ﷺ said to Sulayk al-Ghatafani, who had come and sat down during the sermon: “O Sulayk, stand up and pray two rak’ahs, and make them brief.” Then the Prophet ﷺ said:
When any one of you comes on Friday while the sermon is being delivered, he should pray two brief rak’ahs.
✿ The Prophet ﷺ said:
When the iqamah has been called, there is no prayer except the obligatory prayer.
✿ Talking with one another during the sermon is prohibited.
✿ The Prophet ﷺ forbade sitting in the ihtiba’ position during the sermon.
(Sitting by drawing the thighs against the stomach with the hands or with a cloth.)
Prohibited matters:
Fasting on Friday is prohibited, except for obligatory fasts, such as Ramadan, or if Friday falls on one of the three fasts of the Ayyam al-Bid (the white days), in which case fasting is still observed.
✿ Walking over people’s necks to reach the front row.
✿ Sitting in the ihtiba’ position during the sermon.
Delivering very long sermons, as is the custom nowadays, is contrary to the Sunnah. Whoever joins at the end of the prayer must pray the full four obligatory rak’ahs. However, if he gets even one rak’ah, the Friday prayer is complete.
