سُوْرَةُ الْجُمُعَةِ
Surah Al-Jumu'a (62) — Ayah 9
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا نُودِىَ لِلصَّلَوٰةِ مِن يَوْمِ ٱلْجُمُعَةِ فَٱسْعَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلْبَيْعَ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the Salât (prayer) on Friday (Jumu‘ah prayer), come to the remembrance of Allâh [Jumu‘ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salât (prayer)] and leave off business (and every other thing). That is better for you if you did but know!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(you) who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
believe
إِذَا
idhā
When
نُودِىَ
nūdiya
(the) call is made
لِلصَّلَوٰةِ
lilṣṣalati
for (the) prayer
مِن
min
on
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) day
ٱلْجُمُعَةِ
l-jumuʿati
(of) Friday
فَٱسْعَوْا۟
fa-is'ʿaw
then hasten
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
ذِكْرِ
dhik'ri
(the) remembrance
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَذَرُوا۟
wadharū
and leave
ٱلْبَيْعَ ۚ
l-bayʿa
the business
ذَٰلِكُمْ
dhālikum
That
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is) better
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
know
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
9. 1. How should this adhan be given, what are its words? This is not found anywhere in the Quran. However, it is found in hadith, from which it is understood that it is neither possible to understand the Quran nor to act upon it without hadith. Jumu'ah is called so because on this day Allah completed the creation of everything, thus, in a way, all creatures were gathered on this day, or because people gather for prayer, hence it is called so (Fath al-Qadeer). The meaning of فَاَسْعَوْا is not to run, but rather that after the adhan, immediately stop your business and come. Because it is forbidden to come to prayer running, and it is emphasized to come with dignity and tranquility. (Sahih Bukhari) Some people have deduced from ذروا البیع (leave off trade) that Jumu'ah is only obligatory in cities, not on the people of villages. Because business and buying and selling only take place in cities, not in villages. However, firstly, there is no village in the world where buying and selling and business do not take place, so this claim is contrary to reality. Secondly, by trade and business is meant worldly occupations, whatever they may be and of whatever kind. After the adhan of Jumu'ah, they should be abandoned. Are the occupations of the villagers not worldly? Is farming something different from business and worldly occupations?
