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The Blessings of Friday: Al- Jumu’ah

Ibn Kathir reported that Friday is called Al-Jumu’ah because it is derived from Al-Jam literally, ‘gathering’. The people of Islam gather weekly.. every Friday in the major places of worship.

During Friday, ALLAH [SWT] finished the creation, the sixth day, during which Allah created the heavens and earth.
On Friday, Allah created Adam, and he was placed in Paradise, and ironically, it was a Friday when he was taken out of Paradise.

It will be on a Friday when the Last Hour will commence.

There is an hour during Friday, wherein no faithful servant asks Allah for something good, but Allah will give him what he asked for.
[All of this is based upon Hadiths in the authentic collections.]

In the ancient language, Friday was called, `Arubah. It is a fact that previous nations were informed about Friday, but they were led astray from it. The Jews chose Saturday for their day of worship and the Christians chose Sunday, which is the day the creation was initiated. Allah chose Friday for this ‘Ummah because it is the day the creation was finished.

It has been authentically reported from the Prophet(Peace be upon him) that he said: “Allah diverted those who were before us from Friday; for the Jews (the day set aside for prayer) was Saturday, and for the Christians it was Sunday. And Allah turned towards us and guided us to Friday (as the day of prayer) for us. In fact, He (Allah) made Friday Saturday, and Sunday (as days of prayer). In this order would they (Jews and Christians) come after us on the Day of Resurrection. We are the last among the people in this world and we will be the first among the created beings to be judged on the Day of Resurrection.” (Source: Narrated by Muslim, An-Nasa’i and Ibn Majah.)

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) also said: “The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it, Adam was created and on it, he was sent down (to earth), on it, his repentance was accepted (by Allah), on it, he died and on it, the Hour will be established. And every moving creature is listening on Friday, from the time it awakes in the morning, until the sun rises, due to fear of the Hour, except the jinn and mankind, and on this day, there is a time when, if a Muslim slave prays to Allah and asks Him, He will give him what he asked for.”
(Source: Narrated (by Malik) in ‘Al-Muwatta” and also authenticated by At-Tirmidhi as stated in Zaad Al-Maad.)

Allah tells us in the Qur’an about Friday: ‘O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the Salat (prayer) on 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!” [Source: Qur`an (Surah Jumuah:9)]

Muslims: To Thine Own Selves Be True

An African proverb says: When people start throwing stones at a tree, it means that the tree is bearing fruit. This is exactly what’s happening now to Muslims. A major Islamic reform movement is underway in the West. People here have looked at Muslims and said, “We thought they were going to put aside their religion and become assimilated.” But young Canadian and European Muslims are replying, “We are not ready to forget who we are to become who you want us to be.” Instead, they assert: “We are not the other, we are not against the other, we are ourselves and we want to be equal citizens.”

Third-generation Muslims — torn between Canadian society’s liberties and discriminations and their own parents’ traditionalist and spiritual stances — have sensed that to become genuine Canadian citizens, they seem to be expected to renounce their faith. The reality is that in the eyes of many of our fellow citizens, we are still the “other” — faithful to a foreign religion.

In this situation, one has two options: to victimize and isolate oneself or assert one’s otherness. What prevents us from becoming involved in our societies today is not legal frameworks. It is, far more, a matter of perception. Western society’s grim perception of Muslims today determines the way that people read the law and react to the presence of Muslims in their midst.

Muslim youth bear a great responsibility to change this reality. They can change such negative perceptions by knowing who they are, understanding where they are, and interacting with their fellow students, friends, and citizens.

In fact, perceptions are already changing. It’s going to be a long, slow process, but there’s no other way. Human history shows us that it takes time to change mentalities. Past immigrants have undergone the same experience: Each individual must take action at his or her local level, behaving with confidence, patience, and perseverance.

But evolution will also take education, a deep faith, and critical, creative thinking. These are the conditions for people to remain true to themselves and be truly free. There is no freedom without education; there is no dignity without freedom. This is what the Creator asks us to be: educated, dignified, and free.

Pearls Of Wisdom From Quran

1) Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful. [Az-Zumar 39-53]

2) Wealth and children are [but] adornment (attraction) of the worldly life. But the enduring (everlasting) good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one’s] hope. [Al-Kahf 18:46]

3) Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon, the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend. [Fussilat 41:34]

4) And peace will be upon he who follows the guidance. [Ta-Ha 20:47]

5) The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely.[Al-Anfal 8:2-4]

6) That you not transgress (deceit) within the balance. And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance. [Ar-Rahman 55:8-9] (While selling man should weigh things honestly)

7) Whom Allah leaves astray, you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces – blind, dumb, and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides We increase them in blazing fire. [Al-Isra 17:97]

8) And whoever turns away from My remembrance – indeed, he will have a depressed [i.e., difficult] life, and We will gather [i.e., raise] him on the Day of Resurrection blind.” He will say, “My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?” [Allah] will say, “Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot [i.e., disregarded] them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten” [Ta-Ha 20:124-126]

9) And when it is said to them, “Follow what Allah has revealed,” they say, “Rather, we will follow that upon which we found our fathers.” Even if Satan was inviting them to the punishment of the Blaze? [Luqman 31:21]

10) And Allah invites to the Home of Peace [i.e., Paradise] and guides whom He wills to a straight path. [Yunus 10:25]

11) They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not. [Al-Baqarah 2:9]

12) O mankind, indeed the promise of Allah is true, So let not the worldly life delude (deceive) you, and let not the chief deceiver [i.e., Satan] deceive you about Allah. [Fatir 35:5]

13) Indeed, As-Salat (prayer) has been enjoined upon the believers at specified times. [Quran Chapter An-Nisa 4:103]

14) Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time (fixed time). [Quran An-Naba 78:17]

Clean The Mosque

Hadith: Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A black woman (or probably a young man) used to clean the mosque. Messenger Of Allah (PBUH) missed her (or him) and asked about her (or him). He was told that she (or he) had died.
He (PBUH) said, ” Why did you not inform me? ”
(It seemed as if) they (Companions) considered the matter insignificant.
Then He (PBUH) said, ” Show me her (or his) grave.
‘ When it was shown to him, he offered (Janazah-funeral) prayer over it and said, “These graves cover those in them with darkness, and Allah illumines them for the inmates as a result of my supplication for them”.
[Al-Bukhari And Muslim].

Commentary: Based on some other narrations, The ‘Ulama’ has accepted that the person mentioned in this hadith who used to sweep the mosque was a woman known as Umm Mihjan.

This hadith highlights the following four important points:

  1. The merit of keeping mosques clean.
  2. The height of compassion and kindness of the Prophet (PBUH).
  3. The Importance of participation in the funeral prayer of virtuous persons.

 

Today’s Hadith

Narrated Anas (Radi Allahu anhu): The Prophet (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) delivered a Khutba (religious talk) the like of which I had never heard before. He said, ‘If you but knew what I know then you would have laughed little and wept much.” On hearing that, the companions of the Prophet (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) covered their faces and the sound of their weeping was heard. A man said, “Who is my father?” The Prophet (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) said, “So-and-so”, so this Verse was revealed:
O you who believe! Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if you ask about them while the Qur’an is being revealed, they will be made plain to you. Allah has forgiven that, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing. {Holy Qur’an Surat: 05 Al-Maeda Verses#101}
Sahih Al-Bukhari 6:145

O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure return, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did). Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand, He surely will receive an easy reckoning, And will return to his family in joy! But whosoever is given his Record behind his back, He will invoke (for his) destruction, And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning. {Holy Qur’an Surat: 84 Al-Inshiqaq Verses#6-to-12}

Abdullah bin Mas’ud (Radi Allahu anhu) reported: The Allah’s Messenger (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) said, “I know of the last of the inhabitants of the Hell to be taken out from there and the last one to enter Jannah. He is a man who will come out of the Fire, crawling on all fours. Allah, the Rabb of glory and honor will say to him: ‘Go and enter Jannah.’ He will go to it and think it is full up. He will return and say: ‘O my Rabb, it is full up.’ Allah will say to him: ‘Go and enter Jannah.’ He will again go to it and think it is full up. So he will turn back. Allah will again say: ‘Go and enter Jannah. For you have what is equal to ten times the world.’ He will say: ‘Are you making fun of me while You are the King?’ “At this, I (i.e. the narrator) saw the Allah’s Messenger (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) laugh till his premolars were visible and he said, “Such a man will be the last dweller of Jannah in its lowest rank.” [Al-Bukhari – Muslim]

As Taken from Riyad-us-Saliheen
*The general habit of the Prophet (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) was just to smile. But while telling about the gifts and honors of an ordinary person in Jannah, he could not help laughing in a manner that his molars became visible. The person on the lowest pedestal in Jannah will be given ten times better things and gifts than he could had on this earth. May Allah admit us into Jannah in His Mercy. Aameen.

Three important and beneficial things
1. Hazrat Muhammad salllahu alayhi wasallam says that “if a person recites ” Ayatal Kursi” after every Fard Namaz then there will be nothing between him and Heaven except Death”

2. There is a Hadith that says “La Haula Wala Quuatailla billahil aliyul azeem” is such a great medicine that it cures every disease and the most minor disease it cures is “Sorrow” (Gham).

3. Another Hadith says “If a person recites surah ikhlaas (Kul huwallahu ahad…) 10 times in a day then Allah build a palace for him in Heaven.(Subhaan Allah)” and last but not least Allah says ” spread the knowledge whatever you have.