The Excellence of Friday Prayer

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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].

وعنه قال: قال رسول الله، ﷺ : "من توضأ فأحسن الوضوء ثم أتي الجمعة، فاستمع وأنصت، غفر له ما بينه وبين الجمعة وزيادة ثلاثة أيام، ومن مس الحصى، فقد لغا" ((رواه مسلم)).

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him)reported:
The Prophet ﷺ said, "The five daily (prescribed) Salat, and Friday (prayer) to the next Friday (prayer), and the fasting of Ramadan to the next Ramadan, is expiation of the sins committed in between them, so long as major sins are avoided."

[Muslim].

وعنه عن النبي، ﷺ قال: "الصلوات الخمس والجمعة إلى الجمعة، ورمضان إلى رمضان، مكفرات ما بينهن إذا اجتنبت الكبائر" ((رواه مسلم)).

Ibn 'Umar and Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
We heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying (while delivering Khutbah on his wooden pulpit), "Either some people (i.e., hypocrites) stop neglecting the Friday prayers, or Allah will seal their hearts and they will be among the heedless."

[Muslim].

وعنه وعن ابن عمر، رضي الله عنهم، أنهما سمعا رسول الله ﷺ ، يقول على أعواد منبره: "لينتهين أقوام عن وَدعهم الجمعات، أو ليختمن الله على قلوبهم، ثم ليكونن من الغافلين" ((رواه مسلم)).

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you intends to come for the Friday prayer, he should take a bath."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما، أن رسول الله ﷺ ، قال: "إذا جاء أحدكم الجمعة، فليغتسل" ((متفق عليه)) .

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Taking a bath (before coming to Friday prayers) is obligatory on every adult."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن أبي سعيد الخدري، رضي الله عنه، أن رسول الله ﷺ ، قال: "غسل الجمعة واجب على كل محتلم" ((متفق عليه)) .

Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It suffices to perform Wudu' properly for the Friday prayer; but it is better to take a bath."

[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].

وعن سمرة، رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "من توضأ يوم الجمعة، فبها ونعمت، ومن اغتسل فالغسل أفضل" ((رواه أبو داود، والترمذي وقال حديث حسن)).

Salman (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If a man takes bath on Friday, (or) purifies himself as much as he can with Wudu', oils his hair, applies whatever perfume available in his house, sets forth for the mosque, does not separate two people (to make a seat for himself), performs Salat what is prescribed for him, remains silent when the Imam speaks, his (minor) sins between that Friday and the following Friday will be forgiven."

[Al-Bukhari].

- وعن سلمان، رضي الله عنه، قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "لا يغتسل رجل يوم الجمعة، ويتطهر ما استطاع من طهر، ويدهن من دهنه، أو يمس من طيب بيته، ثم يخرج فلا يفرق بين اثنين، ثم يصلي ما كتب له، ثم ينصت إذا تكلم الإمام، إلا غفر له ما بينه وبين الجمعة الأخرى" ((رواه البخاري)).

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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].

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، أن رسول الله ﷺ ، قال: "من اغتسل يوم الجمعة غسل الجنابة، ثم راح في الساعة الأولى فكأنما قرب بدنة، ومن راح في الساعة الثانية، فكأنما قرب بقرة، ومن راح في الساعة الثالثة، فكأنما قرب كبشًا أقرن، ومن راح في الساعة الرابعة، فكأنما قرب دجاجة، ومن راح في الساعة الخامسة، فكأنما قرب بيضة، فإذا خرج الإمام، حضرت الملائكة يستمعون الذكر" ((متفق عليه)) .

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said while talking about the merits of Friday, "There is a time on Friday at which a Muslim, while he (or she) is performing Salat and is supplicating, will be granted whatever he (or she) is supplicating for." And he ﷺ pointed with his hand to indicate that this period of time is very short.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعنه أن رسول الله ﷺ ، ذكر يوم الجمعة، فقال: "فيها ساعة لا يوافقها عبد مسلم، وهو قائم يصلي يسأل الله شيئًا، إلا أعطاه إياه" وأشار بيده يقللها، ((متفق عليه)) .

Abu Burdah bin Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said to me: "Did you hear your father narrating something from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the special moment during Friday?" I said: "Yes, I heard him report from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: 'It occurs between the time when the Imam sits down (on the pulpit after the first Khutbah) and the time Salat is over."'

[Muslim].

وعن أبي بردة بن أبي موسى الأشعري، رضي الله عنه، قال: قال عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما: أسمعت أباك يحدث عن رسول الله ﷺ ، في شأن ساعة الجمعة؟ قال: قلت: نعم، سمعته يقول: سمعت رسول الله ﷺ ، يقول: "هي ما بين أن يجلس الإمام إلى أن تقضى الصلاة" ((رواه مسلم)).

Aus bin Aus (May Allah be pleased with him)reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Among the best of your days is Friday. On that day pray to Allah to exalt my mention frequently, for your such supplications are presented to me."

[Abu Dawud].

وعن أوس بن أوس، رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : "إن من أفضل أيامكم يوم الجمعة، فأكثروا علي من الصلاة فيه، فإن صلاتكم معروضة علي" ((رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح)).