The Essentials Of Jumua

It is narrated by Ab Huraira that the Blessed Prophet said:

When a person bathes on Jumua, washes his head, applies the best of his
perfumes, wears the best of his clothes, then arrives for Jumua without
cutting between two people and listens to the imam carefully, all of his sins
from one Jumua to the next plus three days more are forgiven.72

The Virtue of Performing Jumua with a

Turban [Imma]
Wearing a turban is the Sunna of the Blessed Prophet , but one who
wears it on Jumua gains a greater reward, since the alt in which a turban
is worn is many times greater than the alt in which it is not. Also, there
is special virtue in tying a turban for Jumua alt because the Blessed
Prophet donned a turban every Jumua.

It is narrated by Ab Dard that the Blessed Prophet said:

Verily, Allah and His angels send His mercy [rama] on Jumua upon
those who are wearing a turban.73

Specific Clothes for the Day of Jumua

Some aadth indicate that it is virtuous to keep separate clothes
for Jumua.

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It is narrated by Muammud ibn Yay that the Blessed Prophet said:

al-Sunan al-Kubr, 3 243 | Ibn Khuzaima, Jimu Abwb al-dhn
Musnad al-Shmiyyn, 9 432 | Musnad al-Firdaus, 1 38

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The Essentials Of Jumua

Send alt and salm upon me abundantly on the day and night of Jumua.83

This same narration is found in Baihaqs Shuab al-mn with the addition:

I will be a witness for and will intercede on behalf of one who does this on
the Day of Judgment.84

Which alat and Salam to Read

There are many variations of the alt and salm in aadth, but the greatest
of them is the alt and salm that is read in alt, though there is no harm
if one prefers one reading over another.
The Virtue of Recitation of Srat al-Kahf on Jumua

Ab Sad al-al-Khudr said:

A beam of light [nr] will shine between the house of Allah and the
person who recites Srat al-Kahf on the night of Jumua.85

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It is narrated by Ab Sad al-Khudri that the Blessed Prophet said:

The one who recites Srat al-Kahf on Jumua will have a light shine from
one Jumua to the next.86

Musnad al-Shfi, idh Kna Yaum al-Jumua

Shuab al-mn, Akthir alayya al-al
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Muannaf Abd al-Razzq, 3 378 | Sunan al-Drim, f Fal Surat al-Kahf
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al-Sunan al-Kubr, 3 249 | al-Mustadrak, Tafsr Surat al-Kahf
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Sunnas Of Jumua

It is narrated by Al that the Blessed Prophet said:

Whosoever recites Srat al-Kahf on Jumua will be protected against every

evil for eight days and against the Anti-Christ [Dajjl ] if he appears.87

The Virtue of Recitation of Srat al-Dukhn on

the Night of Jumua

It is narrated by Ab Huraira that the Blessed Prophet said:

Whoever recites Srat al-Dukhn on the night of Jumua will wake up in

the state of being forgiven for all his sins.88

The Importance of Arriving Early for Jumua and

Sitting Close to the Imam
Many aadth emphasize the importance of arriving early for Jumua.
Anyone who reads through the history of Islam will realize that waking
up and arriving early in the masjid for Jumua was a way of life for
Muslims from the first period [al-qarn al-awwal] after the time of
the Blessed Prophet . They would arrive in the late morning hours
[u] or even earlier and sit and recite Quran or perform the dhikr
[remembrance] of Allah .

What is the importance of arriving early for Jumua? This will be

understood in the next few aadth, especially the adth of Abd Allh
ibn Masd in which the Blessed Prophet informed his community
that those who arrive early for Jumua will be near the mercy of Allah
on the Day of Judgment. As for the imam, it is Sunna for him to arrive
at the time of the sermon.

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al-Mustadrak, Tafsr Srat al-Kahf | Shuab al-mn, man Qara Srat al-Kahf
Shuab al-mn, man Qara Srat al-Dukhn

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