The Friday prayer
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1 To respond to the commandment of Allah
Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ):
{ O you who have believed, when [the adhān] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumuʿah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allāh and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew. }
Quran ( 62 : 9 )
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2 To have my sins committed between the two Fridays forgiven by Allah, if I avoided the major sins
Abu Hurairah ( may Allah be pleased with him ) narrated that :
The Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said: "The five prayers and Al-Jumuah (the Friday prayer) to Al-Jumuah are atonement for what is between them, as long as the major sins have not been committed."
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3 To have my sins forgiven ten days in advance
Abu Hurairah ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "If anyone performs Wudu' properly, then comes to the Friday prayer, listens to the Khutbah (religious talk) attentively, and keeps silent, his (minor) sins between that Friday and the following Friday will be forgiven, with the addition of three more days; but he who touches pebbles has caused an interruption. "
[ Muslim ].
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4 The Angels record my name among those who enter the mosque first
Narrated Abu Huraira ( may Allah be pleased with him ):
The Prophet ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "On every Friday the angels take their stand at every gate of the mosque to write the names of the people chronologically (i.e. according to the time of their arrival for the Friday prayer) and when the Imam sits (on the pulpit) they fold up their scrolls and get ready to listen to the sermon."
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5 To receive the reward of sacrificing for the sake of Allah
Abu Hurairah ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "He who takes a bath on Friday, like the bath for ceremonial purity, and then goes (to the mosque), he is like one who offers a camel as a sacrifice to seek the Pleasure of Allah; and he who comes at the second hour is like one who offers a cow to win the Pleasure of Allah; and he who comes at the third hour is like one who offers a ram with horns (in sacrifice); and he who comes at the fourth hour is like one who offers a hen; and he who comes at the fifth hour is like one who offers an egg. And when the Imam ascends the pulpit, the angels (who write the names of those who come to the mosque before the coming of the Imam) close (their record) in order to listen to the Khutbah."
[ Al-Bukhari and Muslim ].
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6 To get the reward of a year's fasting and praying at night for every step
Narrated Aws ibn Aws ath-Thaqafi ( may Allah be pleased with him ):
I heard the apostle of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) saying: If anyone makes (his wife) wash and he washes himself on Friday, goes out early (for Friday prayer), attends the sermon from the beginning, walking, not riding, takes his seat near the imam, listens attentively, and does not indulge in idle talk, he will get the reward of a year's fasting and praying at night for every step he takes.
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7 To draw closer to the Paradise
Samura b. Jundub ( may Allah be pleased with him ) reported
that the Messenger of Allah Messenger ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) as saying, “Be present at the mention of Allah and go near the imam; for if anyone always keeps far away the result will be that he will be put in a back place in paradise, supposing he enters it."
[ Abu Dawud ]
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8 The Angels record my name if I entered the mosque before the Imam sits (on the pulpit)
Abu Huraira ( may Allah be pleased with him ) reported that Allah's Messenger ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) as saying:
There is an angel on every door of the mosque recording him first who (comes) first (to the mosque for Friday prayer). And he [the Prophet] likened him to one who offers a camel as a sacrifice and then he went on in the descending order till he reached the point at which the minimum (sacrifice) is that of an egg. And when the Imam sits (on the pulpit) the sheets are folded and they (the angels) attend to the mention of Allah.
[ Muslim ]
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