Surah juma

The following Surahs should be recited on a Friday: • Surah Zilzaal • Surah Al-Alaa • Surah Dukhan • Surah Baqarah • Surah Ale Imran • Surah Sajdah • Surah Kahf The Prophet (SAW) stated: Jummah (Friday) is the most excellent and distinguished day among the days of the week in the sight of Allah; so much so that it even excels both Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha…’ (Ibn Majah) ‘The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam (AS) was created, on it he was made to enter Jannah (paradise), on it he was expelled therefrom. ‘(Sahih Muslim) Sign up to our email list for updates on our latest articles, YouTube videos & offers! There are a number of Surahs (chapters) from the Quran specifically related to the day of Friday, which in Islam starts from straight after sunset the night before i.e. Thursday and lasts up to the sunset of Friday evening. Here we will list as many as we can with a selection of relevant Ahadith (sayings of the Prophet SAW): Surah Zilzaal (Chapter No. 99) Ibn Abbas (RA) reports that Rasulullah (Prophet SAW) said: ‘ The one who performs 2 rakaats (units of voluntary prayer) on the eve of Jummah after the Maghrib salaah, and in each rakaat he reads Surah Faatiha (No.1) once and surah Zilzaal 15 times, Allah will make easy for him the pangs of death; and Allah will protect him from the punishment of the grave; and Allah will render easy for him the crossing of the Siraat (bridge across Hell) on the Day of Judgement.’ (found in books of Asbahaani, Suy...

Muhsin Khan And when they see some merchandise or some amusement [beating of Tambur (drum) etc.] they disperse headlong to it, and leave you (Muhammad SAW) standing [while delivering Jumu’ah’s religious talk (Khutbah)]. Say “That which Allah has is better than any amusement or merchandise! And Allah is the Best of providers.” Ala-Maududi (62:11) Yet no sooner than they saw some trading or amusement, they flocked to it and left you standing by yourself. [19] Tell them: “That which is with Allah is far better than amusement and trading. [20] Allah is the Best Provider of sustenance.” [21] 19. This is the incident because of which the commandments pertaining to the Friday congregational Prayer have been enjoined in the preceding verses. Its narrative as related in the collections of Hadith, on the authority of Jabir bin Abdullah, Abdullah bin Abbas, Abu Hurairah, Abu Malik, and Hasan Basri, lbn Zaid, Qatadah and Muqatil bin Hayyan is as follows: A trade caravan from Syria arrived in Al-Madinah right at the time of the Friday Prayer and its people started playing their drums to announce their arrival. The Prophet (peace be upon him) at that time was delivering the sermon, Hearing the drum the people in the congregation became impatient and rushed out towards Baqi where the caravan had halted, except for 12 men. The most authentic tradition in this narrative is of Jabir bin Abdullah, which has been related by Imam Ahmad, Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Uwanah, Abd bin Humaid, Ab...

Muhsin Khan O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the Salat (prayer) on the day of Friday (Jumu’ah prayer), come to the remembrance of Allah [Jumu’ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salat (prayer)] and leave off business (and every other thing), that is better for you if you did but know! Ala-Maududi (62:9) Believers, when the call for Prayer is made on Friday, [14] hasten to the remembrance of Allah and give up all trading. [15] That is better for you, if you only knew. 14. Three things in this sentence are particularly noteworthy: (1) That call to the Prayer is mentioned here. (2) That the mention is of the call to such a Prayer as has to be performed particularly only on Fridays. (3) That these things have not been mentioned so as to suggest that the call is to be made for the Prayer and a particular Prayer is to be performed on Friday, but the style and context clearly show that the call to the Prayer and the particular Prayer were both already being performed and practiced on Friday. The people, however, were being negligent in that on hearing the call to the Prayer. They would not hasten to it but would remain occupied in their worldly activities and trade and business transactions. Therefore, Allah sent down this verse to make the people realize and appreciate the importance of the call and the Prayer and to exhort them to hasten to perform it as a duty. If these three things are considered deeply, they prove this absolute truth that Allah enjoin...