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Lesson 40
Fear / Illness - Friday Prayers
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· If a
patient cannot stand, he can
pray sitting lowering his back more for prostration than for of bowing. If he
can not sit, he may lay on his side or his back and pray by gesturing.[18]
·
The prayer because of fear
is lawful
during times of war:
a)
In travel (shortening prayers): the warriors are divided into two groups, one
confronting the enemy while the other pray a Rak`ah behind the Imam and another
Rak`ah individually; afterwards the
Imam is fixed to his place and the two groups exchange places.
b)
When at home, the same as when traveling but the prayer for each group is two
Rak`ahs with the Imam and two individually.
c)
When war is at its zenith, prayers can be performed in any form; walking or
riding.[19]
·
Friday Congregational Prayer
: It is
obligatory for all Muslim men to assemble and benefit from the sermon. It is a
two-Rak`ahs prayer instead of the four-Rak`ahs Noon prayer. It is obligatory for
every sane, adult, healthy man residing in a village or city, while women and
boys may attend. Delivering the Friday sermon is a necessary element. The Sunnah
is to give two sermons and between them a short break.
·
It is a Sunnah of the Friday
Congregational Prayer to bathe, use perfume (for men only), wear clean clothes,
go to mosque before the Imam, perform any voluntary prayers, before the sermon,
concentrate with the Imam, and not to be occupied with talk and nonsense,
besides not to overstep
those
who are sitting, nor separate them. Also, a person should increase praying for
benediction on the Prophet (peace be upon him) and supplicating to Allah, and
read Surah Al-Kahf at night (on Thursday) or during the day on Friday.
Evidence from Qur'an and Sunnah
Prayer of the sick:
`Imran Ibn Husayn (may
Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
“I had piles, so I
asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about the prayer. He said, ‘Pray
while standing and if you can not, pray while sitting and if you can not do
even that, then pray lying on your side.’”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari)
Fear prayer:
Allah says:
]وَإِذَا
كُنتَ
فِيهِمْ
فَأَقَمْتَ
لَهُمُ
الصَّلاَةَ
فَلْتَقُمْ
طَآئِفَةٌ
مِّنْهُم
مَّعَكَ
وَلْيَأْخُذُواْ
أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ
فَإِذَا
سَجَدُواْ
فَلْيَكُونُوا
مِن
وَرَآئِكُمْ
وَلْتَأْتِ
طَآئِفَةٌ
أُخْرَى لَمْ
يُصَلُّواْ
فَلْيُصَلُّواْ
مَعَكَ
وَلْيَأْخُذُواْ
حِذْرَهُمْ
وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ[
(النساء:
102)
This
means: “When you (O Messenger Muhammad SAW) are among them, and lead them
in As-Salah (the prayer), let one party of them stand up [in Salah (prayer)]
with you taking their arms with them; when they finish their prostrations,
let them take their positions in the rear and let the other party come up
which has not yet prayed, and let them pray with you taking all the
precautions and bearing arms.” (4, An-Nisa’: 102)
Allah says:
] فَإنْ
خِفْتُمْ
فَرِجَالاً
أَوْ
رُكْبَانًا[
(البقرة:
239)
This
means: “And if you fear (an enemy), perform Salah (pray) on foot or
riding.” (2, Al-Baqarah: 239)
Salih Ibn Khawwat
narrated:
“One
batch lined up behind him (the Prophet) while another batch (lined up)
facing the enemy. The Prophet (peace be upon him) led the batch that was
with him in one Rak`ah, and he stayed in the standing posture while that
batch completed their (two Rak`ahs) prayer by themselves and went away,
lining
in the face of the enemy, while the other batch came and he (i.e. the
Prophet) offered his remaining Rak`ah with them, and then, kept on sitting
till they completed their prayer by themselves, and he then finished his
prayer with Taslim along with them.” (Reported
by Muslim)
The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said:
“If the number of the enemy is greater than
that of the Muslims, they can pray while standing or riding
(individually).”
(Reported
by Al-Bukhari)
Friday prayer:
Its
obligation:
Allah says:
]يَا
أَيُّهَا
الَّذِينَ
آمَنُوا
إِذَا
نُودِي
لِلصَّلاةِ
مِن يَوْمِ
الْجُمُعَةِ
فَاسْعَوْا
إِلَى ذِكْرِ
اللَّهِ
وَذَرُوا
الْبَيْعَ
ذَلِكُمْ
خَيْرٌ
لَّكُمْ إِن
كُنتُمْ
تَعْلَمُونَ[
(الجمعة: 9)
This
means: “O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the
Salah (prayer) on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah prayer), come to the
remembrance of Allah [Jumu'ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salah (prayer)]
and leave off business (and every other thing), that is better for you if
you did but know!” (62, Al-Jumu`ah: 9)
The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said:
“People
must cease to neglect the Friday Prayer or Allah will seal their hearts and
then they will be among the negligent.”
(Reported
by Muslim)
The Prophet of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“The best day on
which the sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam was created, on it he was
expelled (from Paradise), on it his contrition was accepted, on it he died,
and on it the Last Hour will take place.”
(Reported by Muslim)
The Sunnahs of Friday prayer:
The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said:
“Taking
a bath on Friday is compulsory for every male Muslim who has attained the
age of puberty and
(also) the cleaning of his teeth with Siwak, and the
using of perfume, if it is available.”
(Reported
by Al-Bukhari)
Allah's Messenger
(peace be upon him) said:
“Taking
a bath on Friday is essential for every adult person.”
The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said:
“He
who takes a bath on Friday, just as the bath which is obligatory after the
sexual discharge, and then goes
(to the mosque),
he is like one who offers a she-camel as a sacrifice, and he who comes at
the second hour is like one who offers a cow, and he who comes at the third
hour is like one who offers a ram with horns, and he who comes at the fourth
hour is like one who offers a hen, and he who comes at the fifth hour is
like one who offers an egg. And when the Imam comes out, the angels are also
present and
listen to the remembrance of Allah
(the sermon).”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“If a man takes a bath on Friday, purifies
himself thoroughly, uses oil and perfume which is available in the house,
sets forth for the mosque, does not
(forcibly)
sit between two persons, offers the prayer that is prescribed for him and
listens to the Imam silently, his sins between this Friday and the previous
Friday will be forgiven.”
(Reported
by Al-Bukhari)
The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said:
“If you
(even)
ask your companion to be quiet on Friday while the Imam is delivering the
sermon, you have in fact talked nonsense.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said:
“One
who engages in playing with pebbles while the sermon is delivered is
committing a nonsense.”
(Reported by Muslim)
The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said:
“When
anyone of you comes on Friday while the Imam is delivering the sermon, he
should observe two Rak`ahs and should make them short.”
(Reported by Muslim)
Prayer
for benediction on the Prophet:
Allah's Messenger
(peace be upon him) said:
“Among
the most excellent of your days is Friday. On that day, increase the prayers
on me, for your prayers are conveyed to me.
They (the Companions)
said: O Messenger of Allah, how will our prayers be presented to you and
your body will decay? He said:
Allah, the Exalted and Almighty, has forbidden the earth to decay the bodies
of the prophets.”
(Reported
by Abu Dawud)
Invocation
on Friday:
The Prophet (peace be
upon him):
“There is a time on Friday at which no Muslim
servant would pray and would ask Allah for a thing
(that is good)
but He would give it to him.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)