An Etiquette on Jumu'ah Some People Neglect

An Etiquette on Jumu’ah  Some People Neglect

   

 

Ibn’Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,” If one of you yawns on Friday (while the Imam is giving the sermon), let him change from the place he’s sitting to another.”

 

Collected by Abu Dawud (1119) ,At-Tirmithi (526) and Ibn Khuyamah (1819)  Al-Albani (may Allah have mercy on him)graded this hadeeth as being Saheeh .

 

Benefits for this topic:

• Ibn Khuzaymah titled a chapter in his Saheeh : (  The Recommendation for the drowsy person to change his place on Friday )

• The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) didn’t intend the entire day in this hadeeth. What he meant was that if you are in the masjid waiting for the Jumu’ah prayer or during the Khutbah. However this action occurs more during the sermon.

• The wisdom in changing the sitting place is that moving removes sleepiness. There is also a possibility that the wisdom for this action is moving from the place where he suffered inattention due to his dozing to another. If he dozes off while sitting then there is no harm for him in that action. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) who dozed off while waiting for Fajr in the valley to move.

• The person waiting for the prayer is in prayer. Yawning while praying is from Shaytaan. And maybe the command for moving is the elimination of  Shaytaan’s relationship to the person sitting down negligent about Allah in the masjid, or the person listening to the Khutbah or  the person being involved in anything fruitful {  Taken from ‘Awnun Ma’bud Sharhus Sunnan Abu Dawud}

Translated and compiled by: Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight Battle

Doha,Qatar Shawwal,7^th 1430 ©

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It is not a Condition that the One Who delivers Sermon on Friday should be the Imam

It is not a Condition that the One Who delivers Sermon on Friday should be the Imam

Question: Is it a condition that the one who delivers the sermon on Friday be the Imam?

Answer: The majority of the scholars hold that it is not a condition that the Khatib be the Imam who leads them in the prayer, because nothing has been reported to this effect. The Malikis disagree on this, saying that it is a condition that the one who gives the sermon on Friday be the one who leads them in prayer, basing their argument on the fact that the sermon is inextricably linked to the prayer and therefore, it is not permissible to divide them between two Imams without a valid excuse. And through Allaah is attained success.

Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts

Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 2 Page 443

The Excellence of Friday

The Excellence of Friday

Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
Mukhtasar Zaad ul Ma`aad

Abu Huraira reported the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as saying: ‘The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam was created, on it he was made to enter Paradise, on it he was expelled from it. And the Last Hour will take place on no day other than Friday.’

The Holy Prophet also said on the occasion of Friday: ‘We who are the last shall be the first on the Day of resurrection, except that every Ummah (nation) was given the Book before us and we where given it after them. It was this day (Friday) which Allah prescribed for us and guided us to it and the people came after us with regard to it, the Jews observing the next day and the Christians they day following that.’

With regard to Friday, the Holy Prophet was also reported as saying: ‘There is no time on Friday at which no Muslim would stand, pray and beg Allah for what is good but He would give it to him’ and he pointed with his hand that (this time) is short and narrow. There is a good deal of difference of opinion among the scholars as to what exactly is that fortunate hour on Friday when the supplication would be granted. The best course is that this hour should be treated as hidden, and the whole day should be spent in supplication and glorification of Allah.

It was the Holy Prophet’s practice to attach special significance and honor to Friday. Examples of this behavior are numerous, however, the following could be cited: On that day, he recommenced reciting Soorah as-Sajdah (in fajr) [and al-Insaan] because it is inclusive of all affairs relevant to Friday; taking a bath, using perfume and miswaak, going to Friday’s congregational prayer early, listening to the sermon, wearing one’s best clothes and remembering Allah all the time. When the Holy Prophet stood on the pulpit delivering Friday speech (sermon), his eyes would redden and his voice rise sharply with extreme anger. He, however, used to shorten the speech but prolong the prayer following it.