Friday - A Special Day of the Week

For Muslims Friday is not only a day but it’s a very special day. It is a holy day and it’s like a weekly Eid for Muslims. Muslims gathers in every mosque around the world for offering

Jummah’s prayer as it is said in Quran that:-

“O those who have believed! When the call to Prayer is proclaimed on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave off trade. That is better for you if you but knew. Then, when the Prayer is over, spread out in the land and seek Allah’s bounty. And remembers Allah much, haply you will prosper.”

As opposed to the Judaism Sabbath, for instance, Friday is a holy day time but Muslims however continue their act as this verse illustrates. This prayer is the place of the midday prayer (the second on the five everyday prayers) and features a khutbah, or a sermon. The khutbah is actually given in a language which is known by many people. Muslim men are required to attend the jummah prayer. Within many Muslim countries, Friday is off day.

We should perform certain special acts on Friday such as taking a bath, wearing neat clothes, saying many supplications to Allah Almighty and reciting chapter 18 of Quran E Hakeem. It is said by Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH) that:-

“Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on the night of Friday, will have a light that will stretch between him and the ancient House (Kaaba).”

At another place it is said by Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH) that:-

“There is no day more virtuous than Friday.  In it there is an hour in which no one will pray to God except that God will hear his prayer”.

Every Muslim should perform Jumma’s prayer otherwise it is a serious sin. It is said by Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH) that:-

“Those who are not attending the Friday Salah should change their ways; otherwise, Allah, the Exalted, will seal their hearts and they will be reckoned the heedless.”

 At another place it is said that:-

“Whoever misses three Friday prayers in a row out of negligence will have a seal put over his heart by Allah.”

 May Allah give us the power to perform our religious duty with honesty! O lord give us the power to do the righteous deeds (Amen)!