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In Islam, Friday prayer, or Congregational prayer [1] ( Arabic: صَلَاة ٱلْجُمُعَة, romanized : Ṣalāh al-Jumuʿa) is a community prayer service held once a week on Fridays. [2] All Muslim men are expected to participate at a mosque with certain exceptions due to distance and situation. [3]
Sep 1, 2023 · The Friday prayer is a command of God: O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (The Day of Assembly), hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if ye but knew! (Quran 62:9)
Mar 19, 2019 · Muslims pray five times a day every day, but the most important prayer of the week is “jumah,” or the day of gathering, on Friday. So why are Friday prayers so central to the Islamic faith? I’m a...
6 days ago · In many predominantly Muslim countries Friday is a weekly holiday. However there is no mandatory closing of businesses except during the time of the congregational prayer. In western countries many Muslims try to take their lunch break during the time for prayer, usually in the very early afternoon.
Mar 12, 2020 · The Friday prayer consists of two things: A speech, or the Khutbah. The actual prayer, where we all stand up and we follow the imam and we pray. Many of us seem to think that the Friday prayer is just the prayer at the end, that’s what is required of us to do; rather, it’s the whole thing.
On Fridays, Muslim men must perform the weekly congregational Prayer called the Jumu`ah Prayer. This Prayer replaces the Zhuhr (Noon) Prayer on Friday and it is obligatory for all men to attend it.
Salatul-Jumu‘ah or Friday Prayer is offered in congregation. It is offered in place of Zuhr Prayer. Each week on Friday, Muslims are required to take a bath, dress in their best clean clothes, wear perfume and assemble in the mosque for Friday Prayer. The Holy Quran and the Hadith speak highly of the blessings of Jumu‘ah Prayer.
1- Allah’s statement: “O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the Salah on Friday (Salatul-Jum’ah), proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you if you did but know.” (Al-Jumu’ah: 9)
Friday (Jumuʿah in Arabic) is the holy day for Muslims. Jumuʿah comes from the same root word as gather and congregation. On Fridays, Muslims attend a special prayer in the afternoon called the Jumuʿah prayer. The Friday prayer is commanded by God in the Qur’ān: “O ye who believe!
The Friday prayer comprises two units ( rak’ahs ), just like the morning prayers. The Imamis and the Shafi’is observe: After Surat al-Hamd of each rak’ah, it is mustahabb to recite Surat al-Jumu’ah in the first rak’ah and Surat al-Munafiqun in the second.
