Hadith on the Importance of Jum'ah Mubarak-
(Pir Muhammad Amir Sultan Chishti, Khushab)
The sixth day of the Islamic
week is Yawm-ul-Jummah that is, Friday.
It is a day which has so many values that ALLAH ta’ala demonstrated in the
Qur’aan Shareef by naming even a Surah with it’s name and also according to a
Hadith of Ibne-Maajah, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said that Yawm-ul-Jummah is the
chief of all the days of the week.
According to Hadiths of Muslim, Abu Daawoud and Tirmizi shareef, Nabi-e-kareem (S.A.W.)
said that there is no other day better than Jummah and that it is on Jummah day
that ALLAH ta'ala created Hazrat Aadam ( Alaihis Salaam ) the Prophet Adam, and
also on that day he put him in the Jannat (paradise) and still on a Jummah He
transferred Him on earth and also on Jummah that Hazrat Aadam ( Alaihis Salaam )
passed away. And there is no doubt that the day of Qiyaamat (the final day/end
of this world) will be a Yawm-ul-Jummah, a Friday.
And according to Hadiths of Bukhaari and Muslim Shareef, Rasoulullaah (S.A.W.)
said that the day of Jummah, there is one moment that if the Muslims make du'as,
it will be accepted. About this particular moment there are 2 versions: the
first is the moment when the Imam sit between the two sermons (khutbah) of the
Namaz-e-jummah, the second is some minutes before the Namaz Maghrib. And
according to a Hadith of Mishkaat Shareef, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said that
the one who dies (intiqaal) on the day of Jummah or during the night of Jummah
(Thursday night), ALLAH ta'ala will protect him from the torments of the tomb (qabar).
Verily because Jummah is the superior of all the days of the week that ALLAH
ta'ala on this special day spread a "rain" (enormously) of his rahmat (graces)
on earth.
According to a Hadith of Mishkaat Shareef, the angels (farishtas/malaa-ikahs)
are posted in front of the door of the Masjid ( Masjid) and write the names of
people who come to perform the Namaaz-e-Jummah. The first comers to the Masjid
will get the sawaabs (rewards) as if they made qurbaani (sacrifice) of a camel.
Those who arrive after, will have thawaabs as if they made the qurbaani of an
ox. Those who arrive afterwards, will have thawaabs as if they made the qurbaani
of a sheep. Then according to their hour of arrival, some will get Sawaabs as if
they made the sadqa (offering) of a hen and others even an egg. But, once it’s
time for Imaam to sit on the Mimbarr (chair), the Angels fold their parchments
and go listen to the khutbah (sermon). Therefore, efforts should be made in
order to arrive before the time of the Khutbah. As for the latecomers, their
Jummah will be counted but won’t get as many thawaabs that those who arrive
earlier at the Masjid (masjid).