Saturday 12 Aug 2017
Chapter of Prayer: The Jumuah (Friday) Prayer (continued)
• Brief recap of last lesson
• It is permissible to speak before, after and in between the two parts of the Khutbah provided it is not about worldly matters
• The khutbah is very important as it has the mentioning of the Quran, hadith and reminder about Allah, it is not just a general talk but rather one that should be given importance
• When the khutbah is going on, if the Khateeb mentions punishments, is it permissible for people to say “a’udhubillaah” or make Dua loudly seeking protection and vice versa for paradise ?
• Talking during the Khutbah ruins the reward for such a person
• Jumuah is an independent obligation, not just a swap for Dhur
o Jumuah is better and more emphasised than Dhur
o There is a punishment for the one who abandons the Jumuah
o Jumuah prayer is obligatory upon all muslim males who are able, free (not a servant), of the age of responsibility and resident (not a traveller)
• Jumuah prayer is not obligatory upon women, however if they do attend they will get the reward for it.
o The same is for the other types of people (e.g. an ill person or traveller who still attends a Jumuah)
o These exceptions on obligatory Jumuah (e.g. women, traveller, ill person) is to make it easy for them, if they wish they can attend and get the reward
• It is makrooh (disliked) to start a Journey during Zawaal time (i.e. the zenith/meridian, when the sun is in middle of sky) just before Jumuah enters if one cannot pray on his way
• Conditions of the Jumuah prayer
o 1. That the time of Jumuah must have entered, Jumuah time starts when the Zawaal (zenith/meridian) time finishes and the Jumuah time ends when the Asr time enters (Question: Is it permissible to pray the Jumuah prayer before the Zawaal time? [difference of opinion]
o 2. Must be resident (Question: what about nomads/gypsies?)
o 3. You must have caught at least one full rak’ah to be considered as having joined the Jumuah prayer (e.g. if you miss the first rak’ah, then catching the second and making up for first is sufficient for your Jumuah). If you catch less than one rak’ah then you missed the Jumuah prayer and must intend to pray dhur when joining the congregation
o 4. Must have the Khutbah with the Jumuah (Question: Eid Khutbah)
o 5. Certain parts of the Khutbah must be present such as praise upon Allah, Quran ayah, prayers and salutations upon the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) etc.
• A statement from Ibnul-Qayyim regarding the Prophet’s (صلى الله عليه وسلم) Khutbah and how the people later introduced innovations into it
• Some of the people who give Khutbah make their khutbah like an assignment (wordy, worthless) which degrades it
• Some khateeb deliver khutbahs which are not suitable topics, issues which will not benefit the people (e.g. political issues)
• A reminder and advice for those who give khutbahs (deliver sermons) to follow the path of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)
• Advice from Ibnu Taymiyah regarding what is needed in the khutbah in order for it to have impact on the people
GO TO ALHUDABOLTON.COM for more on Sunnah acts of the Jumuah Prayer + Q&A
At the end of the Lesson a sister took the Shahaadah! May Allah reward her and make her life fulfilling as a Muslim
Next Week Insha Allah: The Eid (Festival) Prayers
