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Hadith
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Manual of
Hadith
> Chapter 11: Friday Service (Summary of the
Chapter) Chapter
11: Jumu`ah (from Jama`a, he gathered together) is literally congregation; it is the name by which the sixth day of the week is known. The verse quoted above contains an express commandment to all Muslims to leave off business of every kind to join it. The prevalent idea that Friday service can be held only in big towns or under Muslim rule has no sanction in the Holy Qur'an, which requires all Muslims wherever they may be to join it. Hadith makes it further clear. In the Holy Prophet's time, Friday service was held at Juwatha, a village in Bahrain (h. 1). It was held even in a place where some Muslims had settled temporarily for management of a tract of land (h. 2). Omitting the Friday service without good reason is considered as one of the gravest sins (h. 3). Even women should try to attend the Friday service (h. 4), and also those who are journeying (h. 5). But when the inconvenience is too great, attendance is not compulsory (B. 11 : 13). Time for the Friday service is the same as that for the Zuhr prayer (h. 6) though on account of the larger numbers attending the service an additional adhan has become the practice (h. 7). Every Muslim must try to take bath before attending the congregation and cleanse his mouth and use scent if possible (h. 8). Two sunnahs must be said before the service is held (h. 9). The service must be preceded by a sermon which constitutes an integral part of it (hh. 10-13). The service itself consists of two rak`ahs (h. 14), in which the Holy Qur'an is recited in a loud voice (h. 15).
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