SALATUL-JUMU’AH
1 ISLAMIC RULING ON SALATUL-JUMU’AH:
a- FARDH / WAJIB (OBLIGATORY / MANDATORY) ON EVERY NON-TRAVELLING, SANE, ADULT,
MUSLIM MALE. IT IS NOT OBLIGATORY FOR FEMALES, CHILDREN UNDER PUBERTY, TRAVELERS
AND THOSE WITH A LEGITIMATE EXCUSE, UNLESS THEY CHOOSE TO ATTEND; IF THEY DO NOT
ATTEND THEN THEY SHOULD PRAY 4 RAK’AHS OF DHUHR.
b- ALLAH (SWT) SAYS IN THE QURAN:
(O YOU WHO BELIEVE, WHEN THE CALL IS PROCLAIMED FOR SALAAH THE DAY OF FRIDAY,
COME TO THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH AND LEAVE OFF BUSINESS (AND EVERY OTHER THING). THAT IS BETTER FOR YOU IF YOU DID BUT KNOW) (AL-JUMU’AH 62:9)
2 MERITS OF JUMU’AH:
. ABU-HURAYRAH REPORTED THAT THE PROPHET (SAW) SAID:
“ 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 NOT TAKE PLACE EXCEPT ON FRIDAY.” (COLLECTED BY MUSLIM )
3 CONDITIONS OF SALATUL-JUMU’AH:
a- TIME : SAME TIME AS DHUHR PRAYER.
b- PERSONS : AT LEAST 3 INCLUDING THE IMAM.
c- TWO KHUTBAHS : SUBJECTS SHOULD STRENGTHEN BELIEF IN ALLAH AND ADDRESS
PROBLEMS FACED BY MUSLIMS.
d- SALAAH : TWO RAK’AHS RECITED OUT-LOUD.
. NOTE : IF A PERSON COMES TO THE SALAAH AFTER THE 2ND RAK’AH, HE
HAS MISSED SALATUL-JUMU’ AH AND SHOULD PRAY 4 RAK’AHS
FOR DHUHR.
. SUNNAH PRAYER : 4 RAK’AHS IN MASJID OR 2 RAK’AHS AT HOME.
4 THINGS THAT SHOULD BE AVOIDED:
a- SPEAKING IS NOT ALLOWED DURING THE KHUTBAH.
b- AVOID FIDDLING WITH THINGS DURING THE KHUTBAH.
c- AVOID STEPPING OVER OTHER SHOULDERS IN THE MASJID.
5 MUSTAHAB (DESIRABLE) THINGS TO DO:
a- MAKING GHUSL AND WEARING YOUR BEST CLOTHES.
b- GOING EARLY TO THE MASJID.
c- MAKING MANY SALAAT ‘ALAA-NABEE.
d- RECITING SOORAHT AL-KAHF (18)
e- MAKING DUA’A DURING THE LAST DAY HOUR OF FRIDAY.