jumu'ah
“O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly), hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and trade): That is best for you if you only knew!”
Sura Al-Jumu'ah 62:9
importance
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The day of Jumu'ah that comes every Friday is a day of Eid, and a Muslim is to take this day as a day of celebration and be grateful to Allah for all his blessings. At the same time a Muslim must also seek forgiveness on this day, so that he or she does not face the anger of Allah the way Adam and Eve did on Friday.
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Ayah 62:9 of Sura Al-Jumu'ah of the Holy Quran gives clear instructions that when a Muslim hears the Adhan for Jummah prayer he should close all the trade that he is doing and stop any personal business and turn towards remembrance of Allah that is the Jummah prayer. Allah Almighty says that it is the best for a person if he has understanding of it. Therefore, one must try to understand that Jummah prayer is different than Zuhr prayer and a Muslim should make special preparation for offering Jumu'ah prayer.
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8 hadeeths on jumu'ah etiquette
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personal hygiene
“If a man takes bath on Friday, cleans himself as much as he can, oils his hair, applies perfume available in his house, sets forth for the mosque, does not separate two people (to make a seat for himself), performs as many Prayers as written [by Allah] for him, remains silent when the Imam speaks, his sins between that Friday and the following Friday will be forgiven.” (Al-Bukhari)
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arrive early
“When Friday comes, the angels sit at the doors of the mosque and record who comes to the Jumu`ah prayer. Then, when the Imam comes out, the angels roll up their scrolls.”
(Aboo Hurayrah)
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arrive calmly
“If the prayer started do not run for it but just walk for it calmly and pray whatever is missed.” (reported by Abu Huraira)
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tahiyyat al-Masjid
“When any one of you comes on Friday, while the Imam delivers the sermon, he should observe two rak`ahs and should make them short.” (Muslim)
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listen attentively
“If you (even) ask your companion to be quiet on Friday while the Imam is delivering the sermon, you have in fact talked irrelevance (i.e. engaged in idle talk).” (Muslim)
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sunnah prayer
“When any of you prays the Friday noon prayer, he should pray four rak‘as after it."
Abu Hurayrah
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“And if you are in a hurry on account of something, you should observe two rak'aat in the mosque and two when you return to your house. ”
(Muslim)
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recite sura al-kauf
“Whoever reads Surat Al-Kahf on the night of Friday, will have a light that will stretch between him and the Ancient House (i.e., the Ka`bah).” (Authenticated by Al-Albani)
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“If anyone recites Sooratul-Kahf on Friday, light will shine brightly for him until the next Friday. ”
(Abu Sa‘eed)
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walking
“Whoever purifies himself in his house then walks to one of the houses of Allah in order to perform one of the duties enjoined by Allah, for every two steps he takes, one will erase a sin and the other will raise him one degree in status.”
( Muslim, 666)