بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The sunnah is to make the khutbah (sermon) short and the salāh (prayer) long قَالَ أَبُو وَائِلٍ خَطَبَنَا عَمَّارٌ فَأَوْجَزَ وَأَبْلَغَ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ قُلْنَا يَا أَبَا الْيَقْظَانِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتَ وَأَوْجَزْتَ فَلَوْ كُنْتَ تَنَفَّسْتَ . فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ “ إِنَّ طُولَ صَلاَةِ الرَّجُلِ وَقِصَرَContinue reading “Signs of the hour: long sermons and short prayers”
Category Archives: Jummu’ah
Ghusl, perfume and siwak is obligatory on Jumu’ah – Ibn Hazm
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Ibn Hazm (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: Issue: Bathing on the day of Friday is an obligatory duty for every adult, both men and women, as are perfume and the siwāk. The proof for this: What was narrated to us by ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn ‘Abdullāh al-Hamdānī [full isnād omitted]…Continue reading “Ghusl, perfume and siwak is obligatory on Jumu’ah – Ibn Hazm”
The ghusl for Jumu’ah can be performed after Fajr
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Subsidiary Issue (35): The Ghusl for Jumu’ah is (performed) on the Day: From Ibn ‘Umar: He would perform ghusl after the break of dawn (Fajr) on the day of Jumu’ah, considering it sufficient for the ghusl for Jumu’ah. From Mujāhid: If a man performs ghusl after the entrance of Fajr, it is sufficient.Continue reading “The ghusl for Jumu’ah can be performed after Fajr”
Is reciting surah al-kahf on Friday recommended
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Summary: Ibn Qūdamah said: It is recommend to recite Sūrah al-Kahf on Friday. (al-Mughnī 2/313) Al-Nawawī said: “It is recommended to recite Sūrah al-Kahf on the day (of Friday). Al-Shāfī’i said in the book al-Umm: I recommend reciting it on Friday night [i.e. Thursday night according to the Gregorian calendar]. ”Continue reading “Is reciting surah al-kahf on Friday recommended”
The actions to be performed on jumu’ah to attain expiation of sins
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Sā’īd al-Khudrī and Abū Hurayrah narrated: The messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: من اغتَسلَ يومَ الجمُعةِ ولبسَ مِن أحسَنِ ثيابِهِ ، ومَسَّ مِن طيبٍ إن كانَ عندَهُ ، ثمَّ أتى الجمُعةَ فلم يتخطَّ أعناقَ النَّاسِ ، ثمَّ صلَّى ما كَتبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ، ثمَّ أنصَتَ إذا خرجَ إمامُهُ حتَّى يفرُغَContinue reading “The actions to be performed on jumu’ah to attain expiation of sins”
